( 1 ) BY filing this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing and setting aside the orders dated 12. 10. 1998 and 25. 1. 1999/1. 2. 1999 passed by the Deputy Collector, Ahmedabad and the Additional Chief Secretary (Appeal), respectively, produced by the petitioner at Annexures e and g to the petition. The petitioner has challenged the order passed by the Additional Chief Secretary (Appeals), Revenue Department, Gujarat State, which is at Annexure g to the petition (page 32 of the compilation ). By the impugned order, the Secretary has remanded the matter to the Collector for taking fresh decision as per the observations made in the remand order.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a purchaser of agricultural land. The said land was purchased by the petitioner by way of registered sale deed dated 27. 4. 1981. On the basis of such sale, even a revenue entry was also mutated in the name of the present petitioner as purchaser on 5. 5. 1981. The revenue authorities were aware about the aforesaid transaction since entry was mutated in his name. However, for a considerable time, proceedings on the ground that the transaction in questi