1. - This special appeal taken under Section 18 of the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949, is directed against the judgment dated May 2, 1977, of learned Single Judge of this Court, allowing S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1739 of 1973.

2. The petitioner's case before learned Single Judge was that there used to be a village known as Bhojpura, Tehsil Jaipur. Its entire land forms part of Jaipur City. This village had been granted in 'Bhog' by the former State of Jaipur to seven temples. Before the formation of the United State of Rajasthan the erstwhile State of Jaipur had acquired from time to time the following chunks of land forming part of village Bhojpura:

(a) For Race Course-119 Bighas, in 1938 A.D.,

(b) For Ram Bagh Palace, 99 Bighas 4 Biswas, In 1936 A.D.,

(c) For Man Guard Barracks, 28 Bighas (now known as Secretariat building),

(d) For the Palace to Shri Maharaj Kumar Singhji 144 Bighas 4 Biswas in 1944 A.D.

(e) For Improvement Scheme, 19 Bighas 10 Biswas, in 1944 A.D.
The lands acquired for Ram Bagh Place and for the construction of the place for the when His Highness's eldest son Maharaj Kumar Bhawani Singh ji became his personal property and the lands automatically bec