Ranawat, C.J.—This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner Chandra Kant Rao held a Jagir which was resumed under the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act (No. VI of 1952) hereinafter referred to as the Act, on the 1st of August, 1954, and the compensation, payable to him, was determined by the Jagir Commissioner under sec. 32 of the Act. The State Government claimed an amount of Rs. 67,495/2/- from the petitioner and a certificate for its recovery was issued by the Finance Department under rule 37 C of the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagir Rules, 1954, which shall be referred to as the Rules in this judgment. Before that, a notice was given to the petitioner to pay up the dues or to file his objections, if any, but as the Rajasthan Jagirdars Debt Reduction Act (No. IX of 1957) had not come into force till then, the petitioner did not raise any objection as he did not want to dispute the liability to pay the amount as such. After the coming into force of Act IX of 1957, the petitioner made a representation on the 28th of March, 1960, to the Jagir Commissioner, claiming the benefit of sec. 8 read with Schedule III o

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