( 1. ) THIS Second appeal has been filed by the plaintiff-appellant against the judgment passed by the Additional District Judge, vidisha, in Civil Appeal No. 139-A of 1971 dated 4th April 1972 confirming the judgment and decree passed by the Additional Civil Judge, Class II, kurwai, dated I8th September 1970, in Civil Suit No. 5i-A of 1968, dismissing the suit of the plaintiff-appellant as barred by time.

( 2. ) THE facts necessary for disposal of this appeal are that Pragsingh, randhirsingh and Jujharsingh were the original holders of land including the land in dispute. A draft-statement was prepared under the M. P. Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the act,) and was published as contemplated under Sub-section (3) of Section 11 thereof. It is not in dispute that an intimation or notice of this draft-statement was not given to the plaintiff-appellant, but it appears that having learnt about it, an objection was filed by the plaintiff-appellant which was rejected by the competent Authority by his order dated 30th December 1967 holding that the objections were filed beyond time provided in Section II of the Act.

( 3. ) IN the year 1963, th