JUDGMENT

A. P. SEN, J. :— This appeal by certificate is directed against the judgment and order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court dated March 10, 1970, by which the High Court declined to interfere with an order of the State Government of Madhya Pradesh dated Sept. 9, 1966 disallowing the appellants claim to the grant of money or pension under cl. (ii) of sub-see. (3) of S. 5 of the Central Provinces and Berar Revocation of Land Revenue Exemptions Act, 1948 (for short the Act) on the ground that they are not entitled to the grant of such money or pension not being the descendants of a former Ruling Chief in terms thereof.

2. After the Central Provinces and Berar Revocation of Land Revenue Exemptions Act, 1948 was brought into force, the appellants who held estates in the districts of Hoshangabad and Nimar on favourable terms as Jagirdars, Muafidars and Ubaridars enjoyed exemption from payment of land revenue amounting to an aggregate of Rs. 27,895.05 p. per annum, made applications to the Deputy Commissioners of Hoshangabad and Nimar claiming that the members of the Bhuskute family of Timarni to which they belonged were the descendants of a former Ruling Chief and therefore were ent