1. The petitioner, Gobardhan Goshala Rakhwari, has filed this application under Arts.226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing annexures 1, 3 and 4 to the writ application, Annexure-1 is the order of the Collector rejecting a petition made by the petitioner under S.10(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter to be called "the Act"). Annexure-3 is the order of the Board of Revenue dismissing the appeal against the order of the Collector. Annexure-4 is the Gazette notification under S.29(1)(b)(v) of the Act.

2. The petitioner is a registered Goshala under the Societies Registration Act as well as under the Bihar Goshala Act, 1950. The petitioner is in possession of lands for the maintenance of Goshala. A Ceiling Case No. 2 of 1976-78 was initiated in the name of the petitioner under the Act. The petitioner submitted a return to say that the institution possessed 284 bighas of land. A draft statement under Sec.10 of the Act was prepared which, however, shows that according to the Revenue authorities the petitioner Goshala was in of possession 307.07 acres of land. That every draft statement showe