2012 Supreme(Raj) 1674
ARUN MISHRA, NARENDRA KUMAR JAIN I
Hari Raj Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
For the Petitioner:M.C. Taylor and R.M. Bairwa, Advocates.
JUDGMENT
1. - Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. The petitioner has preferred this writ petition before this Court on 18/23 August, 2011 challenging the impugned orders/judgments dated 6.3.1976 (Annex.12) passed by Dy. Secretary to the Government, 25.4.1995 (Annex.7) passed by Revenue Board, 20.5.2002( Annex.9) passed by Additional District Collector, Bundi and 25.2.2004 (Annex.10) passed by Revenue Board and to uphold the judgment dated 12.1.1971 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer. The petitioner has also made prayer No.(vi) that provisions of Act No.8 of 1976 and No.6 of 1978 of the Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) Act be declared ultra-vires and unconstitutional.
3. Brief facts of the writ petition are that vide order dated 12.1.1971 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Nainwa, the land of petitioner measuring 328 Bighas & 10 Biswas was declared surplus under the provisions of the Ceiling Act for acquisition. The said order was reopened vide order dated 6.3.1976 by the State Government, while exercising powers under Section 15(2) of the Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred as "
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