( 1 ) WHETHER rejection of an application under Sec. 21 (1) of the urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 ("u. L. C. Act" for short) on the sole ground that the party has not produced evidence to show as to when the application under Sec. 20 of the U. L. C. Act was made, is legal and valid, is the central theme of the present petition.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is the owner and occupier of the lands bearing survey numbers 483, 403 and 475 situated in the sim of Gotri of district Vadodara. These agricultural lands totally admeasured about 4,094 sq. mts. which are hereinafter referred to as "the disputed lands". The petitioner had obtained exemption under Sec. 20 of the u. L. C. Act to carry out agricultural operations in the disputed lands. The authority had granted exemption to utilise the agricultural lands for agricultural purpose by an order dated 31-5-1979 under Sec. 20 of the U. L. C. Act. The said permission for exemption came to be cancelled by the respondent authority by passing an order dated 9-11-1990.

( 3 ) THE petitioner later on submitted an application under Sec. 21 of the U. L. C. Act to put up a scheme for accommodation for weaker section of the soc