( 1 ) THE decision rendered by the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal at ahmedabad (the Tribunal for convenience) on 17th April 1996 in Restoration application No. TEN. D. S. 2 of 1996 is under challenge in this petition under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. By its impugned decision, the Tribunal rejected the application for restoration of Revision Application No. TEN. B. S. 234 of 1990 rejected for default of appearance by its decision rendered on 1st November 1995.

( 2 ) IT is not necessary to set out in detail the facts giving rise to this petition. It is sufficient to note that the present petitioner preferred the aforesaid revisional application before the Tribunal and it came to be rejected for default of appearance by its decision rendered on 1st November 1995. Its copy is at Annexure A to this petition. The petitioner moved the Tribunal for its restoration to file. A copy of the application of the petitioner in that regard is at Annexure B to this petition. It came to be registered as Restoration Application No. TEN. D. S. 2 of 1996. By its decision rendered on 17th April 1996 in the aforesaid restoration application, the tribunal rejected it. Its cop