Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Suresh Prasad Singh, holding that he was a co‑sharer of the transferors in the land sold to the respondent and therefore entitled to a mandatory right of pre‑emption under Section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961…

Kedar Mishra, a co‑sharer and raiyat, claimed right of pre‑emption under Section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act for three parcels sold by his brother. He deposited the required ten percent of the purchase price, but the treasury challan recorded the deposi…

The appellants, members of a Mitakshara joint family holding 33.95 acres of land, were initially ordered to retain only 18 acres, with the remainder deemed surplus. An appellate authority later held that the appellant's son, being a major on the relevant date, should be treated as a separate family, a decision that was…