( 1 ) THIS writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution has been filed praying that a writ of mandamus be issued to the respondents (1) to recall the Notification No. 4429/vii-101/84-86 dated 23. 8. 1986 and the letter No. 120/vii-DLRC/84-86 issued by the District Magistrate and (2) to cancel the notification Issued by the Commissioner vesting the land in Ghaziabad development Authority and making amaldaramad (mutation) of the name of the Ghazlabad development Authority in the revenue papers, and also (3) to issue a writ of quo warranto calling upon the Commissioner, Meerut Division, Meerut to show under what authority he has issued the aforesaid notification.

( 2 ) THE writ petition was nominated to another Bench on 8. 11. 2001, but as the said Bench declined to hear it, the Honble the Chief Justice passed a fresh order nominating the present bench. The case was thereafter heard on 12. 12. 2001.

( 3 ) THE U. P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (U. P. Act No. 1 of 1951) (in short u. P. Z. A. and L. R. Act) was enacted to provide for abolition of the zamindari system which involved intermediaries between the tiller of the soil and the State in t