Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956

The State of Bihar appealed a Patna High Court judgment that held Sections 15(1) and 15(2) of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 to be ultra‑vires Articles 13 and 14 of the Constitution and diluted the effect of Sections 4(b), 4(c) and 37. The High Court also declared the earl…

Bibi Rahmani Khatoon and others sued Harkoo Gope and others for declaration of title and possession of two agricultural land parcels (khata Nos. 458 and 459). The trial court and the first appellate court declared the plaintiffs owners of both parcels. While a second appeal was pending, the State Government issued a no…

The appellant, a member of a joint Hindu family, executed a gift deed in favour of a stranger in 1959, later cancelled it and sold the property to the respondent. The respondent sued for a declaration that the gift deed was obtained by fraud and therefore voidable, and for possession based on the subsequent sale deed. …

The appellant purchased a parcel of land in 1983, contending that because a 1978 notification placed the village under the Patna Regional Development Authority, the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 did not apply to the transaction. The High Court rejected this claim, and the app…

A partition suit filed by the father of the appellants was dismissed by the trial court for procedural defects. The appellants filed title appeals, but while the appeals were pending the State issued a notification under Section 3 of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 bringing…