S.B.Sinha, J.

1. In this application the petitioner has prayed for issuance of an appropriate writ for quashing the orders dated 22-4-1983 passed by respondent No. 5 as contained in Annexure-1 ; order dated 16-8-1986 passed by respondent No. 4 in Revenue Appeal No. 30-R 15 of 1983-84 as contained in Annexure-2 as also an order dated 29-12-1986 passed by respondent No. 2 in Revenue Revision Case No. 516 of 1986 as contained in Annexure-3 to the writ application ; whereby and whereunder the said respondents allowed an application filed by the original respondent Nos. 6 to 14 (respondent Nos. 6, 8 and 14 have since died) purported to be in exercise of their power under Sec. 48 of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908.

2. The fact of the matter lies in a very narrow compass.

3. An application was filed by the respondent No. 5 purported to be under Sec. 71(A) of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act which was registered as Case No. 8 of 1970. In the said proceeding the petitioner, having been called upon, filed a show-cause contending inter alia therein that the lands in question being Bhumidari lands, the provisions of Sec. 71(A) of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act have no application in relation