Supreme Court of India

State of Himachal Pradesh and Others v. Satpal Saini

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Reported as [2017] 1 S.C.R. 658

Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre J.

Decided 8 February 2017

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the directions issued by the High Court for amending the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 and the Rules were manifestly unsustainable.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India - Art. 226 - Power of judicial review - Issuance of mandamus by High Court for amending the legislation - State Government to make suitable amendments to s.118 of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 read with HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Rules, 1975 to facilitate purchase of any land (agricultural and non-agricultural) in the State of Himachal Pradesh by the non-agriculturist Himacha/is residing in the State for decades together prior to the date of commencement of the 1972 Act, within a period of ninety days - Sustainability of - Held: Lm1• enacting body is

Authorities it was built on

2014 Manoj Narula v. Union of India cited by 26
1991 State of Jammu and Kashmir v. A. R. Zakki and Ors. cited by 6
2010 Gainda Ram and Others v. M.C.D. and Others cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2019 Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India and Another relied on
2018 Public Interest Foundation & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. relied on
2025 United Bank of India (now Punjab National Bank) v. Swapan Kumar Mullick & Ors. referred to
2024 State of Himachal Pradesh and Others v. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta and Another referred to
2022 Noel Harper & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2019 B K Pavitra and Ors. v. The Union of India and Ors referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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