Supreme Court of India
Choudhary Sahu (dead) by Lrs. v. State of Bihar
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons given above, all the appeals are allowed and the order of the High Court and that of the Commissioner is set aside insofar as it relates to finding of the Collector in favour of the appellants. The remand order will, however, remain intact insofar as other points are concerned. In the circumstances of the case, the parties shall bear their own costs.
Judgment, p. 185
In brief
The appellants were landholders under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961. After a return was filed in response to a notice under section 8(1), the Additional Collector initially found entitlement to five units and published a draft statement under section 10; on the appellant's objection under section 10(2) claiming fifteen units, the Collector by order dated 23 February 1975 allotted twelve units.…
Authorities it was built on
- Nirmala Bala Ghose v. Balai Chand Ghose
- 1969 Giani Ram & Ors. v. Ramji Lal & Ors.
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