Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act, Rejects Family Settlement Claim: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Suresh Chandra Tewari (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family settlement and subsequent partition decree can be used to circumvent land ceiling laws. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Revenue Law Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. vs. Suresh Chandra Tewari & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Sub-lessees Not Independent Tenure Holders LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sub-lessees of government land acquire independent tenure holder status under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling Law Case Name: Hardev Singh vs. Prescribed Authority, Kashipur & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 10 January 2022
Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Sub-Lessee Not Independent Tenure Holder LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sub-lessee of land under a government grant acquires the status of an independent tenure holder under the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling Law Case Name: Hardev Singh vs. Prescribed Authority, Kashipur
