Landmark case · Land Laws · Semester 4
State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Singh
AIR 1952 SC 252 · Supreme Court of India
Zamindari abolition was a public purpose; the First Amendment's land-reform design was upheld in substance.
From topic
Agrarian reform, Articles 31A–31C and the Ninth Schedule — Unit I, Land Laws.
Related sections:
- Constitution of India, 31A — Saving of laws providing for acquisition of estates
- Constitution of India, 31B — Validation of certain Acts and Regulations (Ninth Schedule)
- Constitution of India, 31C — Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles
- Constitution of India, 39(b)–(c) — Distribution of material resources and prevention of concentration of wealth