Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
Section 9(2) Land Ceiling Act | Bona Fide Purchasers Entitled to Hearing Before Surplus Land Declaration : Patna HC
Patna High Court rules that bona fide purchasers of land declared surplus under the Land Ceiling Act must be afforded a hearing under Section 9(2), even if they are not original owners. The court directs a fresh, time-bound adjudication process, reinforcing natural justice principles in administrative actions affecting property rights.