RATTAN SINGH Vs. WAZIRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a landlords' appeal against the judgment of the District Judge, dated 27th December, 1969, by which the learned District Judge allowed the application of the tenant (respondent) for acquisition of proprietary rights on payment of Rs. 693 12 as compensation under the Himachal Pradesh Abolition of Big Landed Estates and Land Reforms Act, 1953 (hereinafter called the Himachal Pradesh Act of 1953).

(2.) THE brief facts are that Wazira respondent filed an application under Section 11 of the Himachal Pradesh Act of 1953 on 14th August, 1959 for grant of proprietary rights in land measuring 74 bighas 11 biswas situate in village Kandela, Tehsil Saddar, District Bilaspur, which was the ownership of the present appellants,

(3.) ON these pleadings of the parties the following issues were framed on different dales: Issues on 21 4 1961: