RAJ SINGH Vs. DY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION SAHARANPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) R. H. Zaidi, J. By means of this peti tion under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner prays for a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 20-1-97 passed by respon dent No. 1 Dy. Director of Consolidation, whereby revisions filed by the petitioner under Section 48 of the U. P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, for short 'the Act', were dismissed.

(2.) SUBJECT-matters of dispute in the present case is the Khatas No. 24 and 52 of village Chaura district Saharanpur, hereinafter referred to as the land in dis pute. In the basic year, the land in dispute was recorded in the names of Ram Dia, Mahabir and Raj Singh s/o Balbeer and Smt. Mangala Devi. Four sets of objections were filed before the Asstt. Consolidation Of ficer. First objection was filed by Navin Kumar s/o Ram Daya for mutation of his name in place of his father over 1/3 share, second by Mahabeer, who claimed that three sons of Dalbeer Singh i. e. Mahabeer, Raj Singh and Ram Daya have equal shares i. e. 1/3 share each, third objection was filed by Smt. Mangala Devi and Raj Singh, who claimed that Smt. Mangala was entitled to 1/2 share and other 1/2 own by Ram Daya, Mahabir and Raj Singh and fourth objection was filed by Sanjay Singh s/o Mahabeer, who claimed his Bhumidhari rights in plots No. 240 to 243, 280, 25 to 258 of Khata No. 52 measuring 11 Bighas 5 Biswas 19 Biswansi on the basis of the sale- deed dated 22-7-81 executed by Suresh Kumar and Virendra Kumar and sale-deed dated 30-7-81 ex ecuted by Raj Singh in his favour.

(3.) 1 have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.