https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307699 Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 was treated as governing succession to agricultural land under a State List field, so no repugnancy arose with the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 under Article 254, and the provision remained protected by Article 31B. The deletion of Section 4(2) of the Hindu Succession Act operated prospectively and did not disturb succession that had already opened or vested rights that had accrued earlier. The discrimination challenge also failed because later developments in Hindu succession law did not displace the special regime for agricultural holdings. en-us Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:25:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307699 Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 was treated as governing succession to agricultural land under a State List field, so no repugnancy arose with the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 under Article 254, and the provision remained protected by Article 31B. The deletion of Section 4(2) of the Hindu Succession Act operated prospectively and did not disturb succession that had already opened or vested rights that had accrued earlier. The discrimination challenge also failed because later developments in Hindu succession law did not displace the special regime for agricultural holdings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307699