1. - This is a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by Ram Rattan son of Shri Kalyan challenging the validity of the orders dated February 17, 1981 and August 1, 1981 passed by the Board of Revenue, Rajasthan, Ajmer (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board'), whereby learned Member of the Board unheld the finding of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bundi to the effect that the petitioner had 16.12 standard acres of and as surplus under the Ceiling laws and the same was resumable.

2. The history of the land reforms in general and of the ceiling laws in particular, in Rajasthan need not be chronicled here, as the same had been dealt with at length by a Division Bench of this Court to which I was a party: vide Rajeshwar Singh v. S.D,O., Amber and others, 1981 RLW 561.

3. The facts giving rise to this writ petition are that proceedings under chapter III-B of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Act No. 3 of 1955) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') were initiated against the petitioner, but the same were dropped: vide order dated January 6, 1971 by holding that he does not have any surplus land. The State Government in exercise of the powers unde