Judgement

RAMASWAMI, J.:- This appeal 18 brought, by certificate, from the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court dated October 7, 1963 in D. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 482 of 1962. By its judgment the High Court allowed the Writ Petition filed by the respondents and quashed the orders of the Board of Revenue dated July 24, 1959, April, 8, 1960 and July 16, 1962.

2. The jagir of respondent No. 1, Rao Baldev Singh was resumed with effect from August 15, 1954 under the provisions of the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 (Act No. VI of 1952), hereinafter referred to as the Act. A notice was issued by the Collector, Bikaner to respondent No. 1 on August 23, 1954 asking him to hand over the charge of the jagir but respondent No. 1 did not comply with the notice as he had filed a writ application in the High Court challenging the validity of the Act. A subsequent notice was issued to respondent No. 1 by the Collector on May 14, 1955 directing him to hand over charge of the jagir. Respondent No. 1 actually handed over charge of the jagir on September 27, 1955 and at the same time submitted a list of his private properties under Section 23 of the Act. In the said list w