Waman Rao v. Union of India
AIR 1981 SC 271 · Supreme Court of India
Amendments inserting land-reform statutes in the Ninth Schedule before Kesavananda are valid; later insertions remain testable.
Unit I · Land Laws
Agricultural land ceiling: Andhra Pradesh / Telangana Act, 1973
Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.
Statute sections
| Act / instrument | Section | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 | 3 | Ceiling area |
| Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 | 4–5 | Standard holding and computation of holding |
| Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 | 7 | Declaration of holdings |
| Constitution of India | 300A | No person to be deprived of property save by authority of law |
Landmark cases
Ambika Prasad Mishra v. State of U.P.
AIR 1980 SC 1762 · Supreme Court of India
Ceiling on agricultural holdings is a reasonable agrarian-reform measure and does not fail merely because some land is taken without market-value compensation.
Jilubhai Nanbhai Khachar v. State of Gujarat
AIR 1995 SC 142 · Supreme Court of India
After the deletion of Article 31, deprivation of property is tested under Article 300A: there must be a valid law, not a fundamental-right to full market compensation in every case.