SHER SINGH Vs. TEHSIL PANCHAYAT PADAMPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution.

(2.) THE case of the petitioner is that a certain open land 100 ft. x 50 ft. marked "c" in Chak No. 12 B. B. Tehsil Padampur was sold by the Tehsil by an auction and knocked down in the name of the petitioner who was the highest bidder on 16. 3. 1953. THEreafter, the Gram Panchayat came to be establised at 5 K. K. This Gram Panchayat accepted the bid of the petitioner on 1. 2. 1957 and the petitioner deposed the sale price. It was alleged that one Bachan Singh who is respondent No. 3 made an application to the Tehsil Panchayat praying that the land be given to him, whereupon the Tehsil Panchayat by order of the 3rd of November, 1957, cancelled the auction sale in the name of Sher Singh and sanctioned the allotment of the same to Bachan Singh.