https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462377 The Assam land ceiling law was treated as protected agrarian reform under Article 31A because it imposed a ceiling on holdings, acquired excess land, and provided for settlement with cultivating tenants. Presidential assent satisfied the constitutional requirement, and the rights affected were held to be rights in relation to an estate within Article 31A(2)(b). The challenge that the statute was a colourable exercise of power was rejected because the scheme aimed at abolishing intermediaries and creating direct relations between cultivators and the State, not at making a profit from acquisition. The validity of the land ceiling legislation was upheld and the fundamental rights attack failed. en-us Tue, 04 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:11:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462377 The Assam land ceiling law was treated as protected agrarian reform under Article 31A because it imposed a ceiling on holdings, acquired excess land, and provided for settlement with cultivating tenants. Presidential assent satisfied the constitutional requirement, and the rights affected were held to be rights in relation to an estate within Article 31A(2)(b). The challenge that the statute was a colourable exercise of power was rejected because the scheme aimed at abolishing intermediaries and creating direct relations between cultivators and the State, not at making a profit from acquisition. The validity of the land ceiling legislation was upheld and the fundamental rights attack failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462377