( 1 ) BY filing this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the order passed by the District Collector, Jamnagar in revision Application No. 487 of 1989 which was confirmed by the Secretary, Revenue Department (Appeals), State of gujarat in Revision Application No: SRD/1/1990. The petitioner is a resident of village Mota-Kalavad. At the relevant time, the petitioner was carrying on occupation of "vaidhya" in the aforesaid village. The petitioner wanted to purchase the piece of agricultural land. He, accordingly, entered into an agreement to purchase the piece of land bearing Survey No. 231/2 admeasuring Acres 8-04 Gunthas. Since the petitioner was not an agriculturist, he applied for permission to purchase the aforesaid agricultural land. The aforesaid application was made as per the provisions contained in Saurashtra ghadkhed Tenancy Settlement Agricultural Land Ordinance , 1949 [ hereinafter referred to as the "act" for short ]. As per the provisions contained in the said Act and rules, if a person who is not an agriculturist, intending to purchase an agricultural land, he is required to make an appropriat