Bishan Narain, J.

1. The petitioner Tara Singh is owner of certain area of land situated in village Jhander, Tehsil Tara Taran, District Amritsar. The State Government by notification declared its intention to make a scheme for consolidation of holdings in this village. There seems to have been some dispute regarding the retention or abolition of a pathway in this village in the course of the proceedings that took place thereafter under the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948. Tara Singh petitioner moved the Government to interfere in the matter under Section 42 of the Act. The Development Minister inspected the records and after hearing the parties in the presence of the Director (Consolidation) passed an order which was communicated to the petitioner by memorandum dated 3-12-1955. Tara Singh has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution to get this order of the Development Minister, as communicated to him by the Director (Consolidation) on 3-12-1955, quashed. The petitioners grievance is that the Punjab Government had no original jurisdiction to hear objections of this kind against the scheme of consolidation and