DWARKA PRASAD, J.—The orders passed by the Competent Officer, appointed under Section 4 of the Evacuee Interest (Separation) Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Separation Act and the Appellate Officer, appointed under section 13 of the Separation Act, directing that the composite property in dispute should be offered to respondent No. 2 Mst. Kakoo at the assessed price, in case she was willing to purchase the same, were challenged by the appellants by means of a writ petition in this Court. The writ petition was, however, dismissed by a learned Single Judge of this Court by his order dated August 29, 1972 on the ground that the same was filed after a considerable delay and the appellants could not explain the aforesaid delay.

2. The circumstances in which this matter has come up before us may be briefly stated. Khasras No. 313, 363, 376 and 496, situated in village Nawan, Tehsil Hanumangarh in the District of Sri Ganganagar belonged to Noor Mohd. and his mother Mst. Kakoo, respondent No 2. It was alleged that both Noor Mohd. and Mst. Kakoo had migrated to Pakistan as a result of civil disturbances and had become evacuees. However, Mst. Kakoo claimed that she never become an e

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