2007 Supreme(Raj) 1743
VINEET KOTHARI
Chand Mal – Appellant
Versus
Municipal Board, Kishangarh – Respondent
For the Petitioners:J.K. Singhi, Advocate.
For the Respondents:S.L. Kumawat and K.N. Gupta, Advocates.
JUDGMENT
1. - Both these petitions have come up before this Court indicating a chequered long history of litigation commencing from 1964. According to the petitioner, he was allotted a land for industry by the Collector, Ajmer vide order dated 7.11.1963 of 21/4 bighas (2 bighas and 5 biswas or 4500 sq. yards) of Government agricultural land in khasra No.278 in Kishangarh. The allotment to this effect was made in his favour vide allotment order dated 7.12.1964 and a registered lease deed was also executed by the Collector, Ajmer on 14.12.1964. The mutation entries were also effected in favour of the petitioner. According to the petitioner after lapse of 12 years, suddenly by an order dated 1.11.1976, the Deputy Revenue Secretary cancelled the earlier allotment order dated 28.11.1964 by holding that in view of the wrong report by the Collector about the land in question the allotment of 4500 sq. yards in khasra No.278 was made to the petitioner and, therefore, the said allotment was liable to be cancelled. The case of the petitioner is that a registered lease deed of land in question could not have been cancelled by an administrative order or letter without following due process of l
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