Supreme Court of India
Smt. Viraj Kunwar and Ors. v. Ii Addl. Distt. Judge and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the view of the learned judge is clearly in negation of the expressed provision contained in Section 3 (17) B (a) of the Act.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 as amended by U.P. Act 18 of 1973-Sections 3(7) & 3( 17)-Tenure Holde.-Restlicted definition-Whether judicially separated wife can be an independent tenure holdei-Held, No, when her husband is a tenure holder. c Respondent No. 3, husband of the first appellant, as a tenure holder submitted his return u/s 10 of the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, as amended by U.P. Act 18, 1973. He was declared holder of the surplus agricultural land. Therefore, he surrendered the land to an extent of 30 bighas as irrigated land. The
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