PITAMBAR SINGH vs STATE OF BIHAR .

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeal, confirming the Single Judge's order which had dismissed the Writ Petition challenging the rejection of objections under Section 10(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961. The Court established that the appellants, being members of a Mitakshara joint family, were entitled to retain only 18 acres of land as per the ceiling limit, and the claim of treating them as separate families was not substantiated. The Court affirmed the findings of the lower authorities regarding the surplus land and the status of the family members under the Ceiling Act.