( 1 ) THE petitioner an estate right holder, in Village Bamnolli, New Delhi, has sought the quashing of notification issued by respondent No. 2 under the provisions of East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, as applicable to Delhi (hereinafter referred to as "the Consolidation Act") and the consolidation of holding proceedings, which are in progress in Village Bamnolli; to restrain respondents I and 2 from continuing the proceedings and affecting the re-partition under Section 21 of the Act and to quash Rule 6 of the Delhi Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Rules, 1959, as amended by the (Amendment) Rules, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules" ).

( 2 ) ON 8. 9. 1993 with the purpose of better cultivation and with the object to consolidate the holdings in various revenue estates of Delhi including those of Village Bamnolli, a notification was issued under Section 14 (1) of the Consolidation Act by respondent No. 1. In order to carry out the purpose envisaged under the Act and to make a scheme for consolidation of holdings in Village Bamnolli, respondent No. I appointed respondent No. 2, as the Consoli