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ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
O. P. Trivedi, J.
Madan Gopal Singh v. State
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| 1. petitioner's claim of sirdari rights based on jurisdiction under the indian forest act. (Para 1) |
| 2. court's observations on jurisdictional conflicts and validity of declarations made by the revenue court. (Para 2) |
| 3. final determination on the validity of prior orders and jurisdictional authority. (Para 3) |
| 4. petition allowed with directions for re-evaluation of claims. (Para 4) |
1. This petition has been filed by Madan Gopal Singh under Art.226 of the Constitution of India. The material facts are these :
A notification was issued under S.4 of the Indian Forest Act (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act) on 29-3-1954 by the State Government proposing to constitute lands in village Baghauwa, Pergana Balia, Tahsil Nighasan, District Kheri as reserved forest. The petitioner's father Jagat Ram claimed to be a sirdar of plots Nos. 21 and 15 comprising an area of 75-50 acres in the said village and he filed an objection under S.6 of the Act on 3-7-1954 claiming sirdari rights over 75.50 acres in the said village. He challenged validity of the land sought to be constituted as a reserved forest. It was stated that from the demarcation map prepared by the Forest Department i
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