BAPNA, J.—In this petition the validity of the Notification No. F. 1 (2) Rev./50, dated 14th June, 1951, is challenged.

2. His Highness the Rajpramukh promulgated an Ordinance to provide for the protection of tenants from ejectment from their holdings on the 21st day of June, 1949, as the Rajasthan (Protection of Tenants) Ordinance 1949 (Ordinance No. IX of 1949), in exercise of the power conferred upon His Highness the Rajpramukh by paragraph (3) Art. X of the Covenant by which the State of Rajasthan was formed. In sub-sec. (3) of sec. 1 of the Ordinance it was laid down that the Ordinance "shall come into force at once and shall remain in force for a period of two years unless the period is further extended by the Rajpramukh by notification in the Rajasthan Gazette." In the Gazette of 11th June, 1951, (Part IV-A, Vol. 3, No. 55), the following Notification was published: —

"Government of Rajasthan

Revenue Department Notification

Jaipur, June 14, 1951.

No. F.1(2) Rev. 150— In pursuance of sub-sec. (3) of sec. 1 of the Rajasthan (Protection of Tenants) Ordinance, 1949 (No. IX of 1949), His Highness the Rajpramukh is pleased to extend the period for which the said Ordinance shall remain

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