State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Mihin Laling 2025 INSC 1186 - Right To Property - Jhum Land Regulation

Constitution of India - Article 14 and Article 300A - The right to property, though no longer fundamental, is nonetheless a constitutional right which cannot be divested save by authority of law, and such deprivation must meet tests of fairness and nonarbitrariness. (Para 19)

Balipara/Tirap/Sadiya Frontier Tract Jhum Land Regulation, 1947 - Section 10 - “reasonable compensation” in Section 10 must be harmonised with the prevailing legislative standards of the time, and that solatium and interest are not alien imports but integral components of fairness. This interpretive technique properly reflects the principle that subordinate or special legislation must be read in the light of constitutional values and later general enactments, particularly where the language is sufficiently elastic. (Para 22)