Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960

The appellant, legal heirs of the deceased Ram Chandra Singh, challenged the inclusion of a parcel of land gifted by his father in 1971 in his holding for the purpose of determining surplus land under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, as amended in 1973 and 1975. The prescribed authori…

The State of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) appealed against a High Court order that had allowed the writ petition of Rabindra Singh, who occupied a 4.10‑bigha plot of agricultural land. The central question was whether land covered by Section 3(14) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 f…

The Supreme Court examined whether the 23 November 1989 judgment, which granted title and possession of 64 bighas of land to respondents Vinod Kumar and others, constituted a decree that made them tenure‑holders under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The State of U.P. and Meerut Devel…

The State appealed against the order that excluded a parcel of land from surplus land on the basis of a will executed in 1978. The respondents claimed a one‑fourth share in the surplus land, arguing that the will of Smt. Gajraji bequeathing the share to her nephew should exempt the land from ceiling provisions. The iss…

The respondents sold 220.25 acres of agricultural land in December 1971 through fourteen sale deeds. The State of Andhra Pradesh contended that the transfers were made to evade the ceiling provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling) on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973, and should be disregarded for ceiling c…

The appellants challenged the interpretation of Section 4A of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, contending that "irrigated land" should be identified only where there is independent proof of assured irrigation and where two crops are grown on the entire extent of the land. The Supreme …

Ramgarh Farms and Industries Ltd. held land under a lease dated 25 January 1951, which was later deemed invalid as a tenure holder under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. The Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 initially declared 5,446 acres surplus in 1962 and…

Gangeshwar Ltd., a sugar mill in Uttar Pradesh, purchased 31 bighas of agricultural land in 1971 before the amendment to the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. After the amendment became effective in 1973, the mill sought exemption of the land from ceiling calculations by obtaining a certificate und…

The appellant, the legal heirs of the late Nawab of Rampur, claimed that 1,073 acres of agricultural land listed as his private property in the 1949 Merger Agreement and subsequent letters were exempt from the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act. The State's Prescribed Authority issued a notice tha…

The respondents claimed that a 1967 family settlement had demarcated separate shares of land among family members, so the land could not be treated as the holding of a single tenure‑holder for purposes of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The Prescribed Authority ignored the settlement…

The Prescribed Authority under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 issued a notice under Section 9(2) requiring Super Cassettes Industries Ltd to submit details of its land holdings. The company objected, claiming the land was non‑agricultural and the notice was inapplicable; the authorit…

The appellant, Sonia Bhatia, claimed ownership of 80 bighas of land gifted to her by her grandfather on 28 January 1972, after the statutory cut‑off date of 24 January 1971 under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The Prescribed Authority ignored the gift under Section 5(6), treating it…

Gopal Singh challenged a notice under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, claiming that 12.35 acres gifted to his adult, unmarried, disabled daughter should be excluded from the ceiling calculation. The Prescribed and Appellate Authorities held that the gift was not made in good faith an…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute over a parcel of land (described as "Parti Kadim Tilla") claimed by M/s Lakshmi Sugar & Oil Mills Ltd. to be agricultural and therefore exempt from acquisition under the Uttar Pradesh Sugar Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, 1971. Consolidation authorities had concurrently found that t…

Hardev Singh, a sub‑lessee of land originally leased by the Government to Lala Khushi Ram and later inherited by Harikishan Lal (Respondent No.2), challenged the declaration of his 2.49‑acre parcel as surplus under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The Prescribed Authority had dismisse…

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, which imposes land‑holding ceilings and provides for surplus land surrender, consolidation, and related restrictions. Petitioners challenged various provisions on grounds of violation of Article…

The tenure‑holder, Mahant Narendra Das, was served a notice under Section 10(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 proposing certain land as surplus. While the proceedings were pending, he executed sale deeds transferring portions of the land to the appellants. The appellants sought a…

The appellants, legal heirs of a tenure‑holder, challenged an order dated 13‑Jan‑1975 that declared 51.29 acres of their land surplus under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. An appeal against that order was filed and later dismissed, but the appellants argued that the appeal had abated…

Suraj Mal and another (appellants) claimed title to a Zamindari parcel sold by Sona Devi, arguing that the sale deed gave them a valid interest. The respondents, Sona Devi's minor sons, sued for declaration that their mother only had a life interest and that the sale was void, seeking possession. The Munsif decreed in …

The appellant, Dalip Singh, sought to set aside an ex‑parte order that declared 18.22 acres of his late father Praveen Singh's land surplus under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The tenure‑holder had been served a notice in 1975 but failed to object; an ex‑parte order was made in Dec…

The appellants, sons of the deceased Wadood Ali Khan, challenged the Uttar Pradesh Prescribed Authority's redetermination of surplus land under the Ceiling Act after the tenure holder's death. The Authority had issued notice only to one son and declared additional land surplus, despite the existence of several other he…