WANCHOO, C. J. :-

This is an application by Purshotam Singh for a writ, direction or order in the nature of certiorari or mandamus under Art.226 of the Constitution quashing the order of His Highness the Rajpramukh, which was conveyed to the Additional Jagir Commissioner, Udaipur, on 3-4-1954.

2. The facts put forward by the applicant insupport of his application are these :

3. The last holder of the Jagir of Jilola wasThakur Pratapsingh who died in September 1952without leaving any male issue. Pratap Singh had a son Govind Singh who had gone in adoption to the Jagirdar of Amet. Purshotamsingh is the son of this Govind Singh, and says that he was adopted by the widow of Pratapsingh as a son to Pratapsingh after his death.

The applicant also says that there was a will by Pratapsingh in his favour bequeathing all his property including the jagir to him. Anyhow disputes arose about the succession to the jagir on the death of Pratapsingh. Eventually the dispute was confined to Purshottam Singh on the one hand, and Narain Singh, opposite party, on the other. The matter was enquired into by the Additional Jagir Commissioner, and he made a report on 1-9-1953.

In this report, the Addit