These appeals by way of special leave are against the judgment of the High Court.
The appellants are the owners of agricultural lands in the State of Gujarat.
They also hold agricultural land in another part of India outside the State of Gujarat.
Kuldip Singh, J. The appellants challenged the validity of Sections 6 3A , 4, 10 and 11 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act 1960 the Act by way of writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Gujarat High Court on the ground that these provisions were extra territorial in their operation and, as such, were beyond the legislative companypetence of the State Legislature under Article 245 1 of the Constitution of India.
