Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat & Another v. Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji Jadeja

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 507
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 4 December 2012

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the action of the appellants in having c passed the orders impugned before the High Court were fully justified and interfering with the same by the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court by the impugned order in this Civil Appeal are liable to be set aside.

Judgment, page 74

From the headnote

Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960: ss.2(1), 2(3), 2(11), 2(12) and 2(17) read with s.2(6) of Gujarat Act 25of1951, s.2(11) of Gujarat Act 26of1951 and s.2(a) of Gujarat Act 3 of 1952- 'Bid land' - Nature of- Held: c From the definition of 'agriculture' u/s 2(1 ), the definition of 'agriculturist' u/s. 2(3) along with the expression 'a person who 0 cultivates land personally' u/s 2(12) and the definition of 'land' uls. 2(17) of the unamended Act of 1960, it is evident that the legislature intended and did include 'lands' held by 'agriculturist' where grass is raised or used for

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