PARAS NATH TEWARI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY means of this petition the Petitioners are challenging the legality of certain proceedings for requisitioning the land under the U.P. Rural Development (Requisitioning of Land) Act 1948. The sole ground of challenge of the petition is that the Tahsildar who has initiated the proceedings for requisitioning of land had not been specifically nominated by the Collector and consequently he was not authorised to exercise the powers vested under Section 3 of the aforesaid Act.

(2.) A complete answer to this plea is furnished by the notification referred to in paragraph 3 of the supplementary affidavit. By this notification air the Tahsildars exercising powers of Assistant Collector have been authorised by the State Government to act as Requisitioning Authority under the U.P. Rural Development (Requisitioning of Land) Act. The notification reads as follows:

(3.) THERE is no merit in this petition and the same is dismissed. But we make no order as to costs. The interim orders stand discharged.