Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Vyasendra

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Reported as [1983] 3 S.C.R. 1
Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.
Decided 3 May 1983

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow the appeal, set aside the judgment of the High Court and confirm the order of remand passed by the Addi­ tional Commissioner, Aurangabad.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 27 of 1961- s. 4(1)-Scope of-Land owned and held by wife as separate proper'y or strldhan . property-Deemed to be held by the family uni(· Whether the land owned and held by the wife as her Separate property can be clubbed together with the lands held by her husband and the other members of the family for the purpose of computing the ceiling on the holding of the •family unit' under the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. Section 4(1) of the said Act provides that for the purpose of dets:rmining the ceilitig

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