B.CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY (DEAD) BY LRS vs STATE OF A.P.

The appellants sought to claim benefits under Section 29-A of the Hindu Succession Act, as amended by the State of Andhra Pradesh, to argue that daughters as coparceners should be considered separate units for land ceiling purposes. The issue concerned whether such an amendment could be applied retroactively to reduce the amount of surplus land declared under the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973. The Supreme Court examined the validity of raising this additional ground during the pendency of a revision petition after the original declarant's death.