Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961

The State of Maharashtra issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act to acquire agricultural land belonging to a Hindu joint family under the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1986. The appellants challenged the acquisition, contending that each coparcener's share should …

The petitioner, Juggal Kishore, claimed that lands leased to tenants under the Bombay Tenancy & Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958 should be excluded from his family unit's holdings in the ceiling proceedings under the Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. The Sub‑Divisional Officer…

Vithalrao Ganpatrao Warhade filed a declaration under the Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 as amended by the 1972 and 1975 amendments. The Surplus Land Determination Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal declared part of his land surplus and ordered its surrender. The Bombay High Court set as…

M.P. Jain, adopted into his uncle's family, received 28 acres from the adoptive family and inherited 19 acres 19.5 gunthas from his natural father, who became his uncle after adoption. The Commissioner under Section 45(2) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 held that the inherited land …