History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c96.s2.36
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c96.s2.36
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Several States (e. g. Bombay by Act LXVII of 1948, sec 5) have passed laws putting ceilings on the extent of the holding of lands up to 48 acres or 24 acres according as the land is ordinary or *bagait* (irrigated). This is felt by common people as a great injustice, when there is no ceiling on the wealth of big merchants and the like. It may be argued that these very rich people pay income-tax and other taxes. The agriculturists also say that they pay taxes and that inflation has made the price of bare necessities go up.