( 1 ) THE petitioner before us is one of the inamdars of the village Somedyapanahalli in the District of Bangalore, which vested in the Government under the provisions of the Mysore (Personal and miscellaneous ). Inams Abolition Act, 1955, in the year 1958. This Writ Petition is presented on behalf of the petitioner in his own right and an also as power of attorney holder of the other inamdars.

( 2 ) WE are asked to quash the order made by the Deputy Commissioner functioning under the act, made on February 14, 1963 directing the special Amildar, Magadi, to hold a "re-inquiry into the claims of the petitioner and his co-sharers for being registered as occupants under Section 9, and also into the rival claims of respondents 3 to 68. We are also asked to issue a mandamus to respondents 1 to 3 to complete the enquiry expeditiously on the basis of the first report submitted by the Special Tahsildar and to issue a mandamus to respondents 1 and 2 to collect the arrears of rent due to the petitioner and his co-sharers from respondents 3 to 68.

( 3 ) IT is seen from the material before us that there were claims by the inamdars for registration under Section 9 while there were rival claims

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