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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR
SUDESH BANSAL
Chatur Bhuj – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Heard learned counsel for both sides and carefully perused the record, which is available before this Court.
2. Instant civil writ petition was preferred by the original petitioner-Chatur Bhuj (who passed away during course of writ petition and his natural heirs have come on record), feeling aggrieved by the judgment dated 19.12.1988 passed by the Board of Revenue, Ajmer, declaring 5.09 standard acre land as surplus, liable to be acquired by the State Government.
3. The relevant facts, in nutshell, as culled out from the record are that:
(i) original petitioner-Chatur Bhuj and Shri Mangya were two brothers, who were holding agricultural land, measuring 225.1 bigha in their joint Khatedari, situated at Village Ganesh Khera, Tehsil Piplada, District Kota. Ceiling proceedings were initiated and as per old ceiling law and rules, no surplus land was found in their Khatedari and possession, as such the ceiling proceedings were dropped vide order dated 25.04.1975. However, on promulgation of the new Act i.e. Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holding Act, 1973, in the light of Section 15(2), the ceiling proceedings were again ordered to be reopened by the Deputy Secret
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