Supreme Court of India

State of Bihar v. Rameshwar Pratap Narain Singh and Others.

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Reported as [1962] 2 S.C.R. 382
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 25 April 1961

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Mela-Right of ex-proprietors to hold Melas after abolition of proprietory tenures-Enactment empowering State Government to hold such Me!as-If violative of fundamental rights-Legislative competence-Acquisition without public purpose-Constitution of India, Arts. r4, I9, JI, 3rA, 246-Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act 30 of z950), ss. 4, 6-Bihar Land Reforms Amendment Act, 1959 (Bihar Act XV I of z959), ss. 4, 7A, 78, 7C. After the estates and tenures of proprietors or tenure­ holders had passed to and became vested. in the State by virtue of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, the Revenue

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