ORDER

C.A.Nos.1520-22 of 1994:

The State of Rajasthan is in appeal against the common order of a Division Bench of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur in Civil Writ Petition Nos. 1029, 1054 and 1956 of 1986, dated March 9, 1987.

2. The facts, insofar as they are relevant for our purpose, may briefly be noted here.

3. The respondents are landholders under the provisions of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (for short, the 1955 Act ). The holding of the respondents was determined by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Baran on January 14, 1971. It was found that the respondents did not possess surplus land. While so, the Rajasthan (Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (for short, the 1973 Act ) came into force on January 1, 1973. The lands held by the respondents were again subjected to enquiry under the 1973 Act and by order dated February 28, 1976, the authorised officer decided that the respondents were having surplus land. The respondents filed an appeal before the Additional Collector, Kota - the appellate authority under the Act - who remanded the matter to the authorised officer. The authorised officer, after further enquiry, arrived at the same conclusion whi