https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193287 Land finally vested in protected tenants under the tenancy law must be excluded from the landholder's ceiling holding and cannot be treated as surplus once the tenant's rights have crystallised. Earlier unchallenged ceiling orders and tenancy certificates attain finality and prevent reopening of the same land as surplus. Although the tenancy statute allows suo motu scrutiny of certificates, that power must be exercised within a reasonable time; it cannot be used after decades where no fraud or suppression is shown and third-party rights have intervened. The statutory framework and prior determinations therefore protect the respondents' title and defeat the attempt to reopen the matter. en-us Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:44:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193287 Land finally vested in protected tenants under the tenancy law must be excluded from the landholder's ceiling holding and cannot be treated as surplus once the tenant's rights have crystallised. Earlier unchallenged ceiling orders and tenancy certificates attain finality and prevent reopening of the same land as surplus. Although the tenancy statute allows suo motu scrutiny of certificates, that power must be exercised within a reasonable time; it cannot be used after decades where no fraud or suppression is shown and third-party rights have intervened. The statutory framework and prior determinations therefore protect the respondents' title and defeat the attempt to reopen the matter. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193287