JUDGMENT

Tandon, J. - This petition u/Art. 226 of the Constitution has asked for a writ of certiorati quashing the order, dated 12-3-1953 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Manjhanpur, district Allahabad, which directed the Petitioner to pay Rs. 250/- as compensation for damage done to three plots Nos. 90, 91 and 92 in village Rasulpur Soni, Pergana Karari. These plots were Banjar formerly. In any case they were available for being leased out in 1953. The Petitioner claims that the Gaon Samaj of the village concerned granted these plots to him by a Patta, dated 24-6-l953 and also put him in possession of the plots. Thereafter, it is alleged certain persons who were ill disposed towards him sentan(sic) anonymous petition to the Sub-Divisional Officer concerned complaining against the action of the Gaon Samaj in granting the Patta of the plots to the Petitioner and also accusing the Petitioner of having removed from the plots several Dhaka and other trees growing over it. On this anonymous petition the Sub-Divisional Officer directed the Tahsildar and the Supervisor Kanungo concerned to make an inquiry which, it is alleged these persons conducted on 23-7-1955 on the back of the Pet