T.H.B.Chalapathi, J.

1. The petitioners have filed this writ petition invoking the certiorarial jurisdiction of the Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to quash the order of Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Secretary to Government, Punjab. Rehabilitation Department, Jalandhar dated 9.1.1981.

2. The brief facts leading to the filing of this writ petition may be stated as follows:-

One Hira Singh was a displaced person from the West Pakistan, where he abandoned agricultural land at the time of partition of thee country in the year 1947. He was allotted agricultural land in village Qadrabad. The said Hira Singh sold a part of the land allotted to him through registered sale Deeds dated 4.9.1962 in favour of the petitioners. The petitioners obtained possession of the lands purchased by them, developed the same and made substantial improvement. Some time in the year 1966, the Managing Officer of the Rehabilitation Department found that the original allottee Hira Singh was holding excess allotment of the land to the extent of 4.7-1/2 standard acres. Accordingly, he recommended cancellation of the proprietary rights in respect of the excess area to the Chief Se