( 1 ) THIS petition under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of an appropriate writ or direction for quashing the order dated 22-3-1980 (An-nexure P-2), rejecting the application submitted by the petitioners claiming exemption under Section 19 and Section 20 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act No. 33 of 1976, passed by the Dy. Commissioner, Land Records and Settlement, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, in pursuance of an order passed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in Land Records and Settlement department and conveyed vide letter No. 5-103/891/79-Bhopal, dated 23-1-1980 (Annexure R/5 ).

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated the facts giving rise to the present petition are as under : The petitioners allege that they are Bhumiswamis of the land comprised in survey No. 1354/1/1, in area 1. 996 hectares, situated in village Nizatpura, Uj-jain. The petitioners further allege that a Ginning and Pressing Factory, called 'new Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factory' is situated on the aforesaid land and that factory building, factory office, godown, sheds and servant quarters are also built thereon. The area on which the various buildings are