MEERUT DEV. ATY. vs ADDL. COMMR. (JUDICIAL) — C.A. No. 424 - 426/1997

Case Summary: C.A. No. 000424-000426/1997 Note: The document provided is actually Appeal (Civil) 422-423 of 1997 (with connected appeals 424-429/1997), not C.A. 000424-000426/1997 as specified. Court's Decision The Supreme Court dismissed all appeals challenging the High Court's decision on land ceiling determinations. The Court held that respondents Yashvir Singh, Satvir Singh, and Jagdishpal Singh acquired tenure-holder rights over 64 bighas of land only upon the Court's judgment dated 23.11.1989, making that date the relevant reference point for recalculating ceiling surplus under Section 29 of the U.P. Ceiling Act, not the Act's commencement date of 8.6.1973. Consequently, the Appellate Authority correctly redetermined their ceiling area based on 23.11.1989, and land allocations to the Meerut Development Authority and other allottees were properly cancelled. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.