NAGBHAI NAJBHAI KHACKAR vs STATE OF GUJARAT

The Supreme Court addressed whether bid lands should be considered for land ceiling under the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960, as amended by Act 2 of 1974. The Court held that bid lands, being uncultivable waste, do not fall within the definition of 'land' under the 1960 Act and thus cannot be included in the total holding for ceiling calculations. The Court reaffirmed the interpretation of 'dry crop land' and emphasized that the objective of the Ceiling Act is to limit lands held for agricultural purposes, thereby ruling in favor of the appellants.