Judgment

M.Y. Eqbal, J.

This appeal by special leave is directed against order dated 13.7.2005 passed by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court. Dismissing Letter Patents Appeal preferred by the appellant against the order of the learned Single Judge who dismissed his writ petition and confirmed the orders passed by the State Minister for Revenue in the proceeding R.T.S.3402/ Pra.kra.309/L-6 dated 18th October, 2002.

2. It is the appellant’s case that his father Shri Nawoosingh Panjumal Panjwani was a displaced person who migrated from Pakistan to India during the period of partition and the appellant’s family while in Pakistan was having agricultural land over there admeasuring 4 acres 10 gunthas. After migration, the family took shelter at Refugee Camp of Pimpri, Pune in Maharashtra. In view of enactment of Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 by the Union of India, the immovable properties left behind by Muslims who had migrated to Pakistan were acquired and the same was distributed to displaced persons as a “compensation pool”. Accordingly, fath