https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169428 The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 was treated as a social welfare measure aimed at preventing concentration of urban land and promoting equitable distribution in line with Article 39(b) and (c). The definition of family, the cap on the amount payable, and the disposal scheme for excess vacant land were upheld as constitutionally supportable and protected by Articles 31-B and 31-C. By contrast, Section 27(1) was read as going beyond the vacant-land ceiling scheme because it restricted transfers of built-up property within the permissible ceiling area and lacked adequate guiding standards, and was invalid to that extent. en-us Thu, 13 Nov 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169428 The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 was treated as a social welfare measure aimed at preventing concentration of urban land and promoting equitable distribution in line with Article 39(b) and (c). The definition of family, the cap on the amount payable, and the disposal scheme for excess vacant land were upheld as constitutionally supportable and protected by Articles 31-B and 31-C. By contrast, Section 27(1) was read as going beyond the vacant-land ceiling scheme because it restricted transfers of built-up property within the permissible ceiling area and lacked adequate guiding standards, and was invalid to that extent. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Nov 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169428