STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. KISHAN SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Rajasthan Government issued notification dated May 30, 1978 under S. 2(1)(a) of the Rajasthan Colonisation Act, 1954 (the Act) appointing the Colonisation Tehsildars to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under Section 22 of the Act. The short question for our determination is whether the said notification, validly confers the powers and the functions of the Collector under the Act upon the Colonisation Tehsildars.

(2.) Section 2(i)(a) and Section 22 of the Act, which are relevant, are reproduced hereunder,.-

(3.) The notification dated May 30, 1978 .issued by the State Government under Section 2(i)(a) of the Act reads as under: