State Of U.P. And Ors vs Surendra Pratap And Ors

The Supreme Court held that under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, the Competent Authority's actions regarding surplus land are valid once notifications under Sections 10(1) and 10(3) are published. The Court clarified that actual physical possession, as referred to in the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999, must be established to claim benefits under the Repeal Act. The Court overturned the High Court's decision that favored the respondents, emphasizing that the State had taken possession of the land as per the statutory provisions, thus ruling in favor of the State.