This is an appeal against an appellate order of the Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur, dated 14.3.56 in a case relating to appointment of a village Patel.

2. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone carefully through the record as well, file No. 207/2 C2007/84) of the Divisional Commissioner, Jaipurs office, there exists on page 6 a certified copy of the report of the Collector, Tonk, dated 25.3.50, which for purposes of the present case, may be accepted as the starting point of these proceedings, for it containts a comprehensive resume of the relevant facts. Shri Onkarlal was appointed as a Patel in village Devbarnya under orders of the Revenue Minister of the former State of Tonk, dated 12.2.40. Shri Onkarlal, however, upon finding the then political atmosphere uncongenial to his ideology and activities resigned from the Patelai and his resignation was accepted on 3.5.45. Both the villages Devli and Devbarnya are situated in very close proximity. The residents of these villages appear to have put up a request for appointment of Onkarlal as a village Patel. Onkarlal also came forward and desired this appointment. An inquiry was held in the matter by the Revenue

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