BERI, J.—This appeal and other 285 appeals detailed in Schedule A under sec. 18 of the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance are directed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge of this court dated 18-4-1972 holding that they never acquired any khatedari rights in the agricultural holdings in dispute.

2. The circumstances which it is necessary to notice for the disposal of these appeals briefly stated are these : In the erstwhile State of Bikaner there were two Jagirs called Chhattargarh and Sattasar. Under the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act (Act VI of 1952) these Jagirs were resumed on 1-7-1954, and 15-8-1954 respectively. It is alleged by the petitioners-appellants that prior to the resumption the Jagirdars had admitted them as tenants in their respective agricultural holdings on the rates of rent prevailing in the former State of Bikaner. After resumption the appellants contend that the State of Rajasthan entered the appellants names in the Revenue Record-Dhalband and continued to collect rents from them.

3. On October 15, 1955 the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (hereinafter called "the Tenancy Act") came into force. Under sec. 15 thereof any person who was a t

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