RAMANLAL BHAILAL PATEL 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 the Act as per Section 6(1). The Court ruled that the appellants, being a group, could only hold one unit of land (36 acres) collectively, leading to a determination of surplus land. The judgment of the Gujarat High Court was upheld, affirming the Deputy Collector's order regarding the surplus land.