Supreme Court of India
State of Uttarakhand & Ors v. Guru Ram Das Educational Trust Society
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Accordingly, we hold, as it must be held, that a C 'charitable institution' is not included within the meaning of the expression 'any person' occurring in Section 154 of the 1950 Act and, therefore, the Assistant Collector was not justified in issuing notice to the respondent under Sections 166 and 167 of the 1950 Act.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
U. P. ZAMINDARI ABOLITION AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1950: ss. 154(1), 166 and 167 - Notice u/ss 166 and 167 to transferee-Educational Trust in respect of a portion of land transferred to it by Bhumidhar - Held: Keeping in view the definition of 'family' in the Explanation, the term 'any person' c in sub-s. (1) of s. 154 refers to a natural person and not a 'charitable institution' and, as such, the notice u/ss 166 and 167 issued to Educational Trust was not justified. notice u/ss 167 and 167 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 was issued to the respondent-Educational Trust
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