Whether, in spite of protection having been given under Article 31 C of the Consti tution to U.P. Act No. 18 of 1973 and U.P. No. 2 of 1975 by virtue of a declaration made in section 2 of each of these Acts that these Acts are for giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing the principles specified in clauses (b) and (c) of Article 39 of the Constitution, is it still necessary to comply with the provisions of the second proviso to Article 31 A( 1 ) of the Constitu tion ? The first two questions were answered by the High Court against the State by holding that section 5, sub section (6.) of the amended U.P. Imposition of Ceiling of Land Holdings Act is violative of the second proviso to clause (1 ) of Article 31A of the Constitution, inasmuch as it provides for ignoring all transfers of land made after 24th January, 1971 save those excepted under the proviso to that sub section and thereby authorises acquisition of land held by a person under personal cultivation within the ceiling limit applicable to him.