In Brief
This appeal challenged a High Court Division Bench decision involving the determination of surplus agricultural land under Punjab and Haryana land ceiling legislation. The appellants, as subsequent purchasers, sought to include the land they had purchased within the original owner's permissible area. The Supreme Court held that when the 1972 Act repealed the 1953 Act, pending surplus determination proceedings were to continue under the old law's provisions. The multi-step surplus determination process—involving declaration, permissible area selection, and collector's deemed surplus orders—was properly followed. The Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court's decision.
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