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Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) (Amendment) Act, 1982

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PITAMBAR SINGH AND ORS.versusSTATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

2010 INSC 699Appeal(s) allowed

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, …

SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH AND ORS.versusTHE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

2008 INSC 131Dismissed

The appeal arose from land‑ceiling proceedings under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961, where the original draft statement was prepared, objections were considered, but final publication was not made. After the 1982 amendment, the matter was …

STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.versusMAHANTH BALRAM DAS

1996 INSC 567Appeal(s) allowed

The appeal concerned proceedings initiated under Section 10 of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961. The question was whether the 1982 amendment, specifically Sections 32‑A and 32‑B, caused abatement of matters that had become final or were …