STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. ANRI SARDAR SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an appeal under sec. 39 of the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) against the orders of the learned Jagir Commissioner Jaipur, dated 14. 2. 1961 determining the compensation of respondent in claim No. F. (6) JG/tnj/53.

(2.) THE brief facts of the case are that the compensation claimed by the jagirdar was determined on 19. 8. 60 at Rs. 3,22,198,28 np. THE jagirdar submitted a review application on 16. 11. 60 in respect of certain items and on that application, after hearing the parties namely the jagirdar and the Govt. Advocate, the learned Jagir Commissioner by his order dated 14. 2. 61 which is under appeal modified the award in respect of some of the items raised in the review application and rejected the rest. THE final award dated 19. 8. 60 was accordingly revised and the claim for compensation redetermined at Rs. 1613195-60 np. out of which a sum of Rs. 5,41,748-06 was deducted, leaving a net compensation of Rs. 10,72,447-54 np. payable to the jagirdar. THE present appeal has been filed against the reviewed final award.

(3.) AS regards corroboration he contended that corroboration was possible not only by statements of witnesses but also by circumstances, i. e. the area available and the subsequent recoveries made by the State after resumption. The Government Advocate replied that the income derived subsequent to resumption was no criterion as has been held by the Board in several cases.