CHANDRA PAL SINGH Vs. BHIKHAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) R. H. Zaidi, J. In both these writ petitions, common questions of law and facts are involved, they also arise out of the same judgment. As desired by learned counsel for the parties, they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. Writ Petition No. 7918 of 1986 shall be the leading case.

(2.) BY means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioners pray for issuance of a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorariquashing the orders dated 7-12-1983 and 8-3-1986 passed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation dismissing the revision and rejecting the application filed by the petitioners for recalling the earlier order respectively.

(3.) I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and also perused the record. Sub-section (1) of Section 48 of the Act provides as under : "48. Revision and reference.- (1) The Deputy Director of Consolidation may call for and examine the record of any case decided or proceedings taken by any subordinate authority for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the regularity of the proceedings; or as to the correctness, legality or propriety of any order [other than an interlocutory order] passed by such authority in the case or proceedings, may after allowing the parties concerned an opportunity of being heard, make such order in the case or proceedings as he thinks fit. 2. . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . "