Maharahtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961

       Ceiling on land-Exclusion of lands transferred by owner in connection with marriage of his daughter-Appellant claimed to have transferred two plots by two registered sale deed on different dates of a month for marriage of his daughter-Tribunal and High Court accepted his claim in respect of only one plot sold for Rso 4,000/- -Validity-Held, not valid as in year 1974 marriage of a daughter cannot be expected to be performed for Rso 4,000/- only-Thus, his claim for second plot sold for Rs. 11,000/-should also have been accepted, as total amount of Rs. 15,000/- would be reasonable/ expenditure for marriage-- Thus while fixing ceiling area of appellant second plots also should be excluded.

       For Citation : 1998 MCR 393 (SC)