Ramanlal Bhailal Patel & Ors vs State Of Gujarat

The Supreme Court interpreted the term 'person' under the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960, holding that a group of individuals purchasing agricultural land together constitutes a single 'person' for the purposes of land ceiling limits as per Section 6(1). The Court upheld the Deputy Collector's order that the appellants could only hold one unit of land collectively, resulting in a determination of surplus land. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower authorities' decisions regarding land surplus.