A.N. GROVER, J.

(1) THIS is an appeal by certificate from a judgment and decree of the Madhya Pradesh High court. In 1927 the Maharaja of the erstwhile Rewa State granted to the respondent a revenue-free grant of the Anandgarh Estate as a "Vritta Pawai" and in 1928 three more villages were granted to him on the same terms. It appears that the original Pawais were granted in lieu of military services. After the coming into force of the Pawai Rules, 1934 in the State as also the Rewa State Land Revenue and Tenancy Code, 1935, revenue was to be imposed on all the Pawais including the earlier grants although it was provided in the Rules that individual exceptions could be made by the durbar. On 18/03/1948, the Maharaja made an order disagreeing with the note of the council that Anandgarh Estate (which had been exempted from payment of revenue for two generations by the original grant) should be permanently and entirely exempted from "Den (land revenue). After the merger of the States the Vindhya Pradesh Abolition of Jagir and Land Revenue Act, 1952 was enacted in the erstwhile State of Vindhya Pradesh by virtue of which all estates vested in the State. Prior to the year 1956 a s