https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168389 A territorial classification in a welfare tenancy statute is valid where the preferred towns are shown to be larger commercial and industrial centres with heavier pressure on non-residential premises, so the restriction of protection to those areas does not offend Article 14. The statutory right to apply for purchase of land under section 9 was only a privilege to seek compulsory sale, not a protected property right, and its withdrawal for certain areas did not infringe Articles 19(1)(f) or 31(1). The constitutional challenge therefore failed, and the claim to have section 9 applications decided under the unamended law was rejected. en-us Wed, 26 Sep 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:58:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168389 A territorial classification in a welfare tenancy statute is valid where the preferred towns are shown to be larger commercial and industrial centres with heavier pressure on non-residential premises, so the restriction of protection to those areas does not offend Article 14. The statutory right to apply for purchase of land under section 9 was only a privilege to seek compulsory sale, not a protected property right, and its withdrawal for certain areas did not infringe Articles 19(1)(f) or 31(1). The constitutional challenge therefore failed, and the claim to have section 9 applications decided under the unamended law was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Sep 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168389