JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR, J

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant was unsuccessful before the Gujarat High Court in his challenge to the orders passed by the authorities holding that the sale transaction in his favour was in breach of the provisions of the Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 (for brevity, ‘the Act of 1947’), and directing his summary eviction from the land in question. Hence, this appeal.

3. While ordering notice on 13.04.2022, this Court required the parties to maintain status quo with regard to possession of the subject land.

4. Ancestral agricultural land admeasuring 4755 square metres, bearing Block No. 521 (New Block Survey No. 805), situated in Village Ambapur, Taluka and District Gandhinagar, Gujarat, was inherited by one Shankarbhai Dungardas. He died in the year 1952 leaving behind three sons -Becharbhai, Prabhudasbhai and Lalbhai. Becharbhai died on 24.04.1993, leaving behind his widow, Surajben (Respondent No. 14) and progeny -Shardaben (Respondent No. 10), Mafatbhai (Respondent No. 11), Kokilaben (Respondent No. 12), Manjulaben (Respondent No. 13) and Sakarben (Respondent No. 15). Prabhudasbhai died on 21.01.2007, leaving