1. - These writ petitions are directed against the order of the Government dated October 13, 1978 passed by the Deputy Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan (Revenue Department), Jaipur Under Section 15(1) of the Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973 (for short 'the Act'), where by, the petitioners' ceiling cases were reopened on the ground that the orders of the Authorised Officer, Hanumangarh dated April 15, 1976, the Additional Collector, Sri Ganganagar dated June 26,1976 and of the Board of Revenue dated September 18, 1976 are not according to the provisions of the Act and are against the interest of the Government and there are mistakes apparent on the face of the record in the order of the Board of Revenue.

2. These writ petitions have come up on a reference made by the learned Single Judge as the question involved, are questions of great importance.

3. We may advert to some relevant facts. The agricultural land was original held by one Gheru Lal Maheshwari in village Meharwala and Jalalabad. Gheru Lal adopted Shri Bal Chand son of Shri Banshi Lal. After that adoption, he was blessed with a son Shri Jagannath. Seri Gheru Lal died in the