Judgment

KOSHAL, J.:- The facts forming the background to this appeal by certificate granted by the High Court of Rajasthan against its judgment dated the 29th April 1968*, in so ar as they are undisputed, may be stated in some detail. On the 28th Feb, 1948, the Rulers of the erstwhile States of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli entered into a Covenant (hereinafter referred to as the Maisya Covenant) ageeing to merge their States into one State know as the United State of Matsya which was to come into being on the 1st of April 1948 with the Ruler of Dholpur as its Raj Pramukh. Article VI of the Coverant provided that the Ruler of each Covenanting State shall, as soon as may be parcticable and in any event not later than the 15th March, 1948, make over the administration of his State to the Raj Pramukh and that thereupon all rights, authority and jurisdiction belonging to such Ruler which appertained or were incidental to the government of his State shall vest in the United State of Matsya. Article XI of the Covenant provided for the private properties of the Ruler and ran thus :

* Reported in AIR 1969 Raj 52.

"1. The Ruler of each Covenanting State shall be entitled to the full ow