The brief facts of the case are as follows:-

The petitioner stated that he was given an extent of 54.74 acres of land, on lease situated at Ootacamund Town by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The lease has been in force since 1970, but the same has been renewed from time to time by the Joint Commissioner, Land Administration. For the period ending 31.12.1979, the lease rent was Rs.75,200/- per year for the whole extent of the said land. The lease rent was originally fixed at Rs.2,737/- per annum for the entire said land. The petitioner further stated that when the lease of land was taken at Ooty, the petitioner incurred huge losses, besides paying entertainment tax and betting tax. The renewal of the lease was with effect from 01.01.1980 pending the Government decision regarding renewal of the lease. The second respondent / Collector of Nilgiris collected the lease charges at the rate of Rs.84,977.15/- per annum from the said entire land, which is being paid as on date. The horse racing in Ooty is conducted only in peak summer for the period from April to June and for the rest of the period, only inter venue betting is conducted. The petitioner has submitted various repres