KALU Vs. BOARD OF REVENUE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India whereby the petitioner has challenged the recovery of an amount of Rs. 11879/-, from him under the provisions of the Rajasthan Public Demands Recovery Act, 1952 (Act No. V of 1952) (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act) and has prayed that the orders passed by the Additional Collector, Udaipur, dated February 3, 1972, as also the appellate order passed by the Revenue Appellate Authority, Udaipur, dated December 23, 1972, upholding the order of the Additional Collector and the order passed by the Board of Revenue for Rajasthan Ex. 5 dismissing the petitioner's revision-application be set aside.

(2.) THE relevant facts giving rise to this writ-petition are these : -

(3.) NOW, we have to see whether the demand in question falls within the definition of money payable to a Department in pursuance of an agreement evidenced by a writing.