Tek Chand, J.

1. Munsha Singh and twenty-six others, residents of village Majatri of Tahsil Kharar, District Ambala, appellants, have moved a petition in this Court under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying that consolidation proceedings which were being taken in village Majatri be quashed and proceedings for repetition, in pursuance of the consolidation might be stayed ad interim. The petition was against four respondents the State of Punjab through the Director of Consolidation. Jullundur, the Settlement Officer, Consolidation, Ambala, the Consolidation Officer and the Assistant Consolidation Officer, Kharar. All the respondents were represented by the Advocate-General. This petition was heard by the Grover J. and by his order dated 23-5-1958, the petition was dismissed. The learned Singh Judge in his order of dismissal referred to his own decision in Civil Writ No. 645 of 1957 for detailed reasons. The petitioners from the order, have filed this appeal under clause 10 for the Letters Patent, which on being admitted came up before Bhandari C. J. and Dulat J. The Letters Patent Bench by its order dated 3-4-1959, expressed the view that the points of law