Hon’ble Sanjay Misra, J.—The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court by alleging that the Urban Area Zamindari has been abolished in 12 acres of agricultural land situate within the Municipal limits of the city of Ballia and the rest of the land being 268 acres within the said limit is Non-ZA and therefore, the State respondents cannot interfere in the rights of the petitioner and other Zamindars in the Non-ZA areas. He has filed this writ petition also for the benefit of other Zamindars. The petitioner alleges that he is Lambardar and co-sharer with other Zamindars. The Nagar Palika, Ballia was constituted under Section 3 of the U.P. Municipality Act, 1916 and the entire land of the villages Middhi and Bishunipur was included within the Municipal limits in the year 1916. The Zamindars are recorded in the khewat No. 3 and 5 of the year 1409F to 1412F. An agreement dated 23.1.1885 was executed in favour of the ancestors of the petitioner by the erstwhile Zamindars. The petitioner was therefore, entitled to collect rent, licence fee or ’Sayar’ under the provisions of the U.P. Tenancy Act, 1939. He therefore, made an application dated 18.10.