N. N. MATHUR, J.

( 1 ) THE applicants, 66 in number, are tenants in the shops belonging to the third respondent Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Saheb, Hanumangarh Town and Junction by way of joint application seeks leave to special appeal against the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 7-10-1996 rendered in S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4522/1993 Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Saheb, Hanumangarh Town and Junction v. State. The applicants have also filed a joint writ petition seeking direction to quash notification of the State Government dated 15/09/1998 and 3/06/1999 in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (3) of S. 2 of the Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1950") issued in compliance of the order of the learned Single Judge dated 7-10-1996. The effect of the notification is that third respondent has been exempted from the application of the provisions of the Act of 1950.

( 2 ) WE have heard Shri D. S. Sishodia, Senior Advocate with Shri Vijay Kumar Aggarwal at length. Before averting to the contentions advanced by the learned counsel, we consider it necessary to give a prelude to the controversy involve