Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Hari Ram

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Reported as [2013] 2 S.C.R. 301

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.

Decided 11 March 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that so far as the present case is F concerned, the word "vesting" takes in every interest in the property including de jure possession and, not de facto but it is always open to a person to voluntarily surrender and deliver possession, under Section 10(3) of the Act.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999: s. 3 - Saving clause - Held: No documents have been c produced by the State to show that the respondents had been . dispossessed before coming into force of the Repeal Act and, therefore, the High Court is right in holding that the respondents are entitled to get benefit of s. 3 of the Repeal Act. Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976: s. 10(3) - Acquisition of vacant land in excess of ceiling limit - Expressions "deemed to have been acquired" and "deemed to have vested absolutely - Connotation of - Held: 'vesting' in sub-s. (3) of

Authorities it was built on

1994 Directorate of Enforcement v. Deepak Mahajan and Anr. cited by 16
1996 S. Gopal Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 9
1976 Maharaj Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others cited by 8
1979 Organo Chemical Industries & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. cited by 5
1996 Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co. Ltd. and Anr. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. cited by 5
2000 Rajendra Kumar v. Kalyan (dead) by Lrs. cited by 4
2012 Vinayak Kashinath Shilkar v. Dy. Collector & Competent Authority and Others cited by 3
2007 Mukkarram Ali Khan v. State of U.P. & Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2026 Dalsukhbhai Bachubhai Satasia and Ors. v. State of Gujarat and Ors. relied on
2025 M/s A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation v. The Tahsildar & Ors. Etc. relied on
2023 State of U.P. & Anr v. Ehsan & Anr relied on
2014 Gajanan Kamlya Patil v. Addl. Collector & Comp. Auth. & Ors. relied on
2021 State of M.P. v. Ghisilal referred to
2020 Kapilaben Ambalal Patel & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2016 State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to
2016 Vipinchandra Vadilal Bavishi (d) by Lrs. and Another v. State of Gujarat and Others referred to
2014 The Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. v. Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 5 referred to

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