BABOO RAM Vs. COMMISSIONER BASTI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Special Bench has been constituted by Hon'ble The Chief Justice on a reference made by learned Single Judge vide judgment and order dated 8.3.2017 in the present petition.

(2.) We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

(3.) The petitioners before the learned Single Judge placed reliance on the judgment and order dated 12.7.2011 in Writ Petition no.5820 of 2002 (Kanhaiya and others) wherein the order dated 13.9.2001 passed by the Additional Commissioner in revision expunging the names of the petitioners therein had been set aside on the ground that it was passed without issuing notice to them. The counsel for the petitioners herein insisted that the petitioners being similarly situated persons challenging the common order dated 13.9.2001 are entitled for the same relief. The observations made in the referral order in this regard are relevant to be noted hereunder:-