MALIK CJ.:-

This is a petition under Art.226 of the Constitution by one Durga Prasad who is a resident of village Sisaiya, Police Station Izatnagar, District Bareilly.

2. The affidavit in support of the petition has been filed by one Murari Lal, a resident of village Kesarpur, police station Izatnagar, district Bareilly. A riot took place in village Kesarpur on 23-3-1951. A large number of Hindus, including the petitioner, was arrested and the papers were sent to the Additional District Magistrate (Judicial), Bareilly for enquiry. We are, however, not concerned with those proceedings. As a result of the riot, a notification was issued under sub-s. (1) of S.15, Police Act, 1861 (5 of 1861), declaring village Kesarpur and certain other villages in Police Circle Izatnagar and village Saidpur within Police Circle Baradari in the district of Bareilly to be in a disturbed state. This proclamation was to remain in force for a period of five months.

As a result of this notification, additional police force had to be sent to these villages. The cost of this additional police force was made payable try the inhabitants of the locality who were responsible for the disturbed state of the