Supreme Court of India
Bhagat Ram & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.
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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
- 2025 The State of Haryana v. Jai Singh and Others
- 2024 Karnail Singh v. State of Haryana & Ors.
- 2022 The State of Haryana through Secretary to Government of Haryana v. Jai Singh & Ors.
Of those, 2 followed · 1 referred to
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