Supreme Court of India

Bhagat Ram & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.

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Reported as [1967] 2 S.C.R. 165
Bench K. Subba Rao J.
Decided 2 December 1966

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We hold that the scheme is hit by the second pro­ viso to art. 31 A in so far as it reserves I 00 kanals 2 marlas for the income of the Panchayat.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

The e.sentia! difference between "acquisition by the State'' on the one hand and "modi­ ficarion or extinguishment of rights" on the other, is that in the first case, the beneficiary is the State while in the second, the beneficiary is not the State. As the beneficiary in the instant case was the Panchayat which falls within the definition of the word "State" und•.r Art, 12 of the Constitution, the reservation in the scheme was contrary to the second proviso and must be modified appropriately. [144 -Hl The repartition unde.r s, 21 of the Act would not amount to "acquisi­ tion" within the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 followed · 1 referred to

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