Supreme Court of India

Motipur Zamidari Co. Ltd v. The State of Bihar and Anoiher

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Reported as [1953] 1 S.C.R. 720
Bench Patanjali Sastri C, Mukherjea, S. R. Das. Ghulam Hasan and Bhagwati JJ.
Decided 17 April 1953

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Bihcir Laud Reforms Act, 1950, ss. 2 (o) aiid (r), 3-Applicabil· ity of Act to cmnpanies-'iPerson'', "proprietor'', ''tenure-holder", meaniuys of . . The. word" person" in the definitions of 1 ' proprietor" and "tenure-holder" contained in s. 2 (o) and s. 2 (r) respectively of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, includes companies incorpor­ ated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. There is nothing repugnant in the subject or context of the Act to prevent the inclusion of a company within the terms " proprietor" and • 0 tenure-holder". On the contrary such inclusion is necessary in order to

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