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A.V. Papayya Sastry and Ors. v. Government of A.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 3 S.C.R. 603
Bench C.K. Thakkerand Lokeshwarsingh Pant A J.
Decided 7 March 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeals deserve to be dismissed and are accordingly dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 23

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Constitution of India-Article 136-Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976-Section 34-Land Acquisition Act, 1894-Section 4(/)-Competent authority under Ceiling Act declaring land owners as c 'non-surplus land owners' on basis of their declarations stating that advance possession of their surplus lands were taken over in a Land Acquisition proceeding-Land Acquisition Proceeding re-initiated thereafter-Exercise of revisional powers by State on the ground of false declarations by the land owners-High Court allowing writ Petitions of the land owners on the ground that the powers were

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Of those, 3 relied on · 5 referred to · 8 mentioned

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