1209 OF 1975 Hazara Singh Ors.
Thereafter a writ petition was filed on behalf of the appellant questioning the validity of the action of the respondents to the said petition, in initiating proceedings for taking possession of the lands which had been declared surplus under the old Pepsu Act and possession whereof had number been taken till the date of the companying into force of the Punjab Act.
Dhruv Mehta, Vimal Dave, R.S.Sodhi, Manoj Swarup, Ms. Lalita Kohli, G.K.Bansal, T.S.Arora, Ms. Neresh Bakshi, N.Puri, Ms.G.Dara, B.K.Pal, P.Mahale, Prem Malhotra Piyush, Ms.Kamini Jaiswal, Pankaj Kalra, S.K.Mehta, Fazlin Anam, S.Srinivasan, Ms.Indu Malhotra, R.C Pathak, K.K.Gupta, K.Mahajan, K.K.Gupta, H.M.Singh, Sanjeev Malhotra, Gaurav Jain, Ms.Abha Jain, Anil K Chopra, Goodwill Indeevar, K.Talwar, P.N.Puri, Ms.Urmila Sirur, C.N.Sree Kumar, Satish Vig, K.L. Taneja, N.D.Garg, S.M.Ashri, and Mrs.S.Bagga, Advs.
However, the surplus land so declared was never utilised by the State Government and remained in possession of the appellant.
J U D G M E N T The following Judgment of the Court was delivered Ujjagar Singh deed by L.Rs.
Proceedings under Sections 8 and 9 of the Punjab Act were also initiated directing the appellant to hand over the possession of the surplus land declared under the old Act.
J U D G M E N T P. SINGH,J. The original appellant held lands in village Guru Sar Sainwala, District Bhatinda.
Out of which 218 Kanals of land were declared surplus under the Pepsu Tenancy Agricultural Land Act, 1955 herein after referred to as the Pepsu Act .
Fresh steps were taken for declaring the lands held by the appellant as surplus.
However, this Court granted leave to appeal giving rise to the present appeal which in due companyrse has been referred to the Constitution Bench.
with them for the appearing parties.
The appellant filed objection saying that on the relevant date he had four adult sons namely Hardial Singh, Gurucharan Singh, Gurbanta Singh and Gurdial Singh and as such there was numbersurplus land held by him.
V. State of Punjab Ors.
V. The Collector, Bhatinda Anr.
The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 hereinafter referred to as the Punjab Act came into force with effect from 2nd April, 1973, the appointed date fixed under the Act being 24th January, 1971.
AND CIVIL APPEAL NO.
It appears that the Secretary, Department of Revenue, issued a letter to the Collector of the District, directing that the immediate possession of 218 kanals which had been declared surplus in the year 1961 62 under the Pepsu Act be taken.
