Total ceiling is 54 acres. Each person is calculated in family for 2 units till maximum addition of 20 units in a family

The maximum land ceiling limit 54 Acre person can  hold individually. 

If you hold 54 acres dry land or 10 acres A class land , Wife can hold 2 units i.e 2 acres of A class land or 10.8 acres class D land.

IN KARNATAKA THE CEILING LIMIT ON LAND HOLDING IS IN RESPECT OF ONLY AGRICULTURAL LAND AND STILL IT IS IN FORCE:-

CEILING IN CASE OF INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY:-

1. A person having no family can hold 10 units of agricultural land. That is A class land10 acres and D class land 54 acres.

2. If a person having family holds land, then his holding is calculated by adding 2 units to 6th
person in his family like that each additional person will get 2 units extra. The total such units shall not exceed 20 units in a family.

3. Suppose a family inherits land from its ancestors, then each person in the family who is entitled for share will get such notional allotment for calculating the ceiling limit.

4. The prominent thing to be noted here is for Hindus the inheritance to ancestral and joint family property arises from the date of birth of each co-parcener. However there is no concept of joint family among muslims and Christians. The right to succession among them only arises after the death of an individual, his/her siblings inherit as per their position in their law. However for land reforms act, Undersection 2(17) the "Joint family" means in the case of persons governed by Hindu Law, an undivided Hindu family, and in the case of other persons, a group or unit the members of which are by custom joint in estate or residence.

5. The ceiling limit for a tenant who becomes tenant as to any land leased after the commencement of the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1995 in the districts of Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada by land-owners or persons registered as occupants under the provisions of this Act, for the purpose of utilising the land for acquaculture for a period not exceeding twenty years, at such lease rent as may be determined by mutual agreement between the parties and such agreement shall be registered and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Deputy Commissioner within fifteen days from the date of such registration. The ceiling limit in such case is 40 units.

An individual can own maximum of 54 acres of land in Karnataka as per Karnataka Land reform act. 

If you have agricultural lands on your name then you are an agriculturist, hence you can buy the dry agricultural lands, but look for the ceiling by which you may be restricted to buy more lands.

You may consult a local advocate on the land ceilings and proceed with the proposed buying.

Section 104 of Karnataka land reforms act specifically says the ceiling limit does not apply to plantation crops. There is an exception to this if a person along with plantation crops land holds other agricultural lands then to calculate the ceiling limit the land held by such person exceeding such permissible limit as determined by prescribed authority as necessary for the protection and efficient management of such cultivation within the boundaries of plantation shall also be taken into account.

A  person having no family can hold 10 units of agricultural lands. That is A class lands 10 acres and D class lands 54 acres. 

If a person having family holds land, then his holding is calculated by adding 2 units to the 6th person in his family like that each additional person will two units extra. The total such units shall not exceed 20 units in a family. 

In case of a family the ceiling area shall be applicable to the aggregate of the lands  held by all the members of the family, including 'stridhana' lands. 

If a person having family holds land, then his holding is calculated by adding 2 units to the 6th person in his family like that each additional person will two units extra. The total such units shall not exceed 20 units in a family. 

In case of a family the ceiling area shall be applicable to the aggregate of the lands  held by all the members of the family, including 'stridhana' lands.