1982 INSC 0016
                                             Patel Ambalal Gokalbhai

                                                           Vs

                                            State of Gujarat and Others

                                          Civil Appeal No. 1869 of 1970

                                        (V. D. Tulzapurkar, A. N. Sen JJ)

                                                      13.01.1982

                                                     JUDGMENT

1. In the writ petitions that were filed in the High Court both the Gujarat Amending Acts, namely
Gujarat Act 16 of 1960 and Gujarat Act 36 of 1965, whereby the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural
Lands Act, 1948 (Bom. Act 67 of 1948) was amended, were challenged and the validity thereof was
challenged on the ground that the provisions thereof offended Articles 14, 19 and 31. The challenge
has been negatived by the Gujarat High Court. Insofar as Act 16 of 1960 is concerned the challenge
has been negatived on the ground that it has been included in the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution
and so far as Act 36 of 1965 is concerned the challenge has been negatived on the ground that it
formed a chain in the agrarian reform and as such it was protected by Article 31-A(1)(a) and that the
same was clarificatory in nature. We are satisfied with the reasons which have been given by the
High Court upholding the validity of both the Acts and find no ground for interference. It is
unnecessary to dilate on the reasons given by the High Court over again. The appeal is therefore
dismissed with no order as to costs.

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