1. The total area of land in the ownership of Man Kauri, respondent 1, on April 15, 1953, the date from which the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Art, 1953 (Punjab Act 10 of 1953), became effective, was 228.65 ordinary acres, equivalent to 70.76 standard acres. She had not reserved any area, as the expression reserved area is denned in Section 2(4) of the Act. under any of the Acts mentioned in that definition. There was an amendment of the Act by the Punjab Security of Land Tenures (Amendment) Act, 1957 (Punjab Act 46 of 1957), which added to the principal Act Sections 5-A, 5-B and 5-C. Punjab Act 46 of 1957 came into force on December 20, 1957. According to Sub-section (1) of Section 5-B, a land-owner who had not reserved any area previously has been given an opportunity to select his permissible area and to intimate tho selection to the prescribed authority within the period specified in Section 5-A, which is six months from the date as given above, and in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The form in this respect was not prescribed until Punjab Government Notification No. 3223-LR-II-57/1624, published in the gazette extraordinary of March 22, 1958; and the lear