The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a property transfer made in violation of the land ceiling limits prescribed under Section 154 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, is merely voidable and not void ab initio under the pre-amended statutory framework. A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and
Transfer in Violation of Section 154 of U.P. Abolition Act is Voidable, Not Void: Supreme Court Directs Recording of Appellants’ Names
