JUDGMENT :

1. This petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India against order dated 31.5.1991 passed by the appellate authority in Ceiling Appeal No.119 of 1989 confirming order dated 7.10.1988 of the competent authority. By the said order, the competent authority has found that the petitioner was holding excess land.

2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are as under:-

2.1 On coming into operation of the Urban Lands (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, the petitioner filed Form No.1 under Section 6 of the said Act in the office of Additional Collector and Competent Authority, which was numbered as Ceiling Case No.Vatva-87. It is stated that the petitioner is the owner of property bearing Plot No.92, admeasuring 2789 sq.mtrs., Plot No.93 admeasuring 2789 sq.mtrs. and plot No.94, admeasuring 5557 sq.mtrs. in all admeasuring 18360 sq.mtrs. situated in Block No.3 of Nandolia Industrial Estate, situated on land bearing Survey No.494 and others of Village-Vatva, Taluka-Dascroi, District and Sub-district-Ahmedabad. The entire property is known as Nandolia Industrial Estate, which is in the industrial zone. The petitioner filed an application under Sect