SHEARER, J.

1. On 9-5-1950, the Bihar Land Reforms Act, XXX (30) of 1950, having passed through the Legislative Assembly & the Legislative Council, was reserved by the Governor for the consideration of the President The President assented to the Act on 11-9-1950. On 24-9-1950, the Govt of Bihar issued a Notfn. u/s. 1(3) of the Act declaring that on the day following the estates & tenures of three leading zamindars in the province, namely, Sir Kameshwar Singh, the Maharajadhiraja of Darbhanga, his brother Raja Bahadur Visheshwar Singh & Raja Bahadur Kamakshya Narayan Singh of Ramgarh, should pass to & become vested in the State. These three zamindars at once gave notice u/s. 80, Civil P. C. of their intention to institute suits & also applied to this Ct for an injunction to restrain the Govt. of Bihar from taking possession of their property. Ad interim injunctions were granted, &, in due course. suits were instituted & were withdrawn to be tried by this Ct. in the exercise of its extraordinary original civil jurisdiction. The applns. have been heard along with the suits as also have a number of similar applns. made by other zamindars who apprehend that notfn. may issue decl