Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972

Ajay Dabra filed suits for specific performance of two agreements for the sale of agricultural land in Himachal Pradesh, where the original seller had contracted with Himalayan Ski Village Pvt. Ltd., a non‑agriculturist. The sale was conditional on obtaining permission under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy …

The appellant, Lacchman Singh, was declared by the Collector under the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 to have a surplus of 108.3 bighas. He did not object to the draft statement and the order was confirmed on 14 July 1975. After being detained under MISA, he challenged the order in a writ petition …

The original plaintiff, Faqir Chand, was a tenant under a 1968 lease that granted him the right to irrigate his 25+ kanals of land from a well situated on the landlord's property. When the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 came into force, Section 104(3) vested ownership of the leased land in the tena…

The Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the State Government to amend Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972, within ninety days so that non‑agriculturist Himachalis could purchase agricultural and non‑agricultural land. The State challenged this direction, arguing that it infringed upo…