said Act. Urban Ceiling Act was enacted to provide for exemption of ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for acquisition of such land ... provision of the Urban Ceiling Act. Thus a repugnancy arises as regards general land within urban agglomeration and rural area for which different ceilings
bringing about equitable distribution of land among the urban population i.e. the urban agglomeration to subserve the common good, in furtherance of the Directive ... urban land" the Act shall not apply, and
(iii) Whether the "urban land" within the territorial jurisdiction of an urban agglomeration
those in the latest Census Report. (2) Cities shall include their urban agglomeration.] [Substituted by G.S.R. 287(E), dated 18th July
appellant who is
the owner of vacant land in Kanpur Urban agglomeration and
disputes the computation of ceiling. Three plots of land one
bearing plot ... Urban land" has been defined in section
2(o) , to mean "any land situated within the limits of urban
agglomeration and referred
defines the 'urban land' to mean any land situated within the limits of an Urban Agglomeration and referred as such in the Master ... urban land within the meaning of Section 2(o) of the Act. If any land though situate within the limits of an urban agglomeration
being land mainly used for the
purpose of agriculture, in an urban
agglomeration, but does not
include, -
(i) land on which construction of
a building ... live-stock, on any land
situated in a village within an
urban agglomeration (described as a
village in the revenue records),
then, so much extent
notice at this stage that the
lands are within the Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration covered
by Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act, 1976 (for short ... excess of the
ceiling limit". The ceiling limit for Hyderabad Urban
Agglomeration is 1000 sq. meters prescribed in category 'B'
of Schedule
provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit ... view to bringing about an equitable distribution of land in urban agglomerations to sub-service the common good."
It is clear from the preamble
case situated
in urban area, the Urban Land Ceiling Act itself recognises
existence of the agricultural lands within the urban
agglomeration and they are dealt ... occupied by the buildings or is within the
compound though situated in urban area. The view of the
High Court, therefore, was clearly erroneous
Planning Act.
To prepare a scheme for the development of an urban
agglomeration in the present days is a very complex issue
and any development ... details of such development plans. During
the last few decades an urban development has assumed
unprecedented importance because of the population migration
from rural areas
