Supreme Court of India

Sonapur Tea Co., Ltd. v. Must. Mazirunnessa

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Reported as [1962] 1 S.C.R. 724
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 4 March 1961

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land Holding-Fixation of ceiling-Enactment, if a colourable legislation-Constitutional validity-Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding Act, r957 (Assam r of r957), ss. 4, 5, r6, r8- Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, r886 (Regulation I of r886). ss. 3(g), 9-Constitution of India, Art. JIA(z)(b). These appeals arose out of two petitions filed in the High Court under Art. 226 of the Constitution challenging the consti­ tutional validity of the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding Act, 1957· The High Court in dismissing the petitions held that the impugned Act was protected by Art. 31A

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