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CASE NO.:

Appeal (civil) 7800 of 2001

PETITIONER:

State of Rajasthan & Ors.

RESPONDENT:

Basant Nahata

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/09/2005

BENCH:

Ashok Bhan & S.B. Sinha

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

S.B. SINHA, J:

Constitutionality of Section 22-A of the Registration Act (The Act) as

amended by the State of Rajasthan as also the notifications issued by it in

terms thereof are in question in this appeal which arises out of a judgment

and order dated 28.11.2000 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of

Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3554 of

1999.

FACTS:

The Respondent herein is a resident of town of Bikaner. He was a

Khatedar tenant of agricultural lands situated at Chak No. 13 KYD, Square

No. 110/24, Killa No. 1 to 25 Bighas, Tehsil Khajuwala, District Bikaner.

He appointed one Sukhdeo Singh as his attorney authorizing him to look

after his lands, cultivate the same and to do all other acts, deeds and things

including mortgage or sell the same, get the requisite deeds