MANA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present batch of special appeals arise out of a common judgment of the learned Single Judge of this Court dated 17. 2. 1999, made in writ petitions. In all these appeals a common question of law arises for consideration on similar facts. THErefore, all of these special appeals are disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) A joint writ petition was filed under the name and style of Mana Ram, joined by 100 other persons which was registered as S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1451/97. In this writ petition, the petitioners challenged the challans dated 13. 3. 1997. By virtue of these challans a demand was raised against the petitioners for paying interest on the instalments which were paid by the petitioners in lieu of the land allotted to them under Rule 13-A of the Rajasthan Colonisation (Allotment and Sale of the Government Land in Indira Gandhi Canal Colony Area) Rules, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as `the Rules of 1975' ). Rule 13-A of the Rules of 1975 provides for sale by special allotment of the land to the applicants.

(3.) IT was found that the defect of court fee was not liable to be condoned. Therefore, counsel for the appellants affixed the requisite court fees stamp on each of the writ petitions. The writ petitions were regularly registered.