JUDGMENT

VERMA, J.:—These appeals by special leave are the judgment and order dated 12-11-1984 of the Allahabad High Court in Writ Petitions Nos. 4018 of 1980 and 5174 of 1980 which were filed by the appellant and the State of Uttar Pradesh against the judgment dated 12-2-1980 of the District Judge, Aligarh in Land Ceiling Appeal No. 24 of 1979 (sic). The competent authority declared that the appellant had 19813.83 sq. mts. of vacant land in Aligarh in excess of the ceiling limit but the District Judge reduced the area of the excess land to 6738.23 sq. mts. Against the order of the District Judge, both sides filed writ petitions. The High Court dismissed appellants writ petition and partly allowed the writ petition of the State Government. This has led to the filing of these appeals against the High Courts order made in these two writ petitions against the appellant.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant argued for restoration of the District Judges order whereby an area of 6738.23 sq. mts. was declared to be in excess of the ceiling limit as against 19813.83 sq. mts. declared by the competent authority. The High Court set aside the District Judges order on the construction it made o