Supreme Court of India

A.G. Varadarajulu and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 2 S.C.R. 390

Bench K. Venkataswami and M. Jagannadha Rao JJ.

Decided 23 March 1998

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, this appeal fails and is dismissed but in the circumstances, without costs.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Fixation of Ceiling on Land Act, 1961 as stood after Amending Act 17170 which came in to force on 15.2.1970 and before Amending Act, 37172. Section 21 rlw Section 3 (42) : Non obstante clause-Whether intended lo override anything in section 3 (42)-Held, No-The subject mailer of enacting part of Section 21 does not have any connection with subject mailer of section 3 (42). Section 3 (42) : 'Slridhana land'-lnterpretation of-It is not permissible lo introduce principles relating to maintenance of a wife or mother into interpretation of the word. Section 3 (19) rill' 3

Authorities it was built on

1977 V. Tulasamma & Ors. v. V. Sesha Reddi (dead) by L.rs. cited by 33
1985 Vengdasalam Pillai v. Union Territory of Pondicherry cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2025 Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (international Taxation) & Others v. Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Ltd. Etc. referred to
2025 M/s United Spirits Ltd. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2024 Union of India & Ors. v. Rajeev Bansal referred to
2023 Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India referred to
2014 Union of India and Ors. v. Robert Zomawia Street mentioned

Of those, 4 referred to · 1 mentioned

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