KESHA Vs. BOARD OF REVENUE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition is directed against order dated 20.6.96 passed by the Board of Revenue, Rajasthan, whereby the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 19.5.95 passed by the Additional Collector, Pali u/Sec. 23(2) of Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973 (in short "the Act of 1973" hereinafter), has been partly allowed. However, the aforesaid order passed by the Additional Collector, Pali refusing to recognise the transfer of the land made by the petitioner prior to 1.1.1973 and acquiring the excess land and measuring 92 bighas 1 biswa, stands confirmed by the order impugned. Besides the aforesaid orders, the petitioner has also challenged order dated 21.11.96 passed by the Board of Revenue whereby the review petition preferred by the petitioner for review of the order dated 20.6.96 has been rejected.

(2.) The relevant facts in nutshell are that the ceiling proceedings against the petitioner under the Act of 1973 were initiated and dropped by the Sub Divisional Officer, Bali vide order dated 23.9.75 holding that he did not possess any surplus land. THEreafter the ceiling proceedings were reopened by the State Government u/S. 15(1) of the Act of 1973 and the matter was referred to the Additional Collector, Pali for decision afresh.

(3.) I have considered the rival submissions and perused the record.