The Forest Department filed an appeal against the said order before the Deputy Commissioner Simla which was accepted and the order of the Revenue As sistant Chopal sanctioning nautor land in favour of Gopinder Singh was set aside.
The Forest Depart ment filed revision petition before the Financial Commis sioner Revenue Appeals Himachal Pradesh who accepted the revision petition and set aside the order dated September 9, 1974 of the Divisional Commissioner sanctioning nautor land to Gopinder Singh.
Gopinder Singh filed further appeal to Divisional Com missioner, Himachal Pradesh at Simla who accepted the same and vide his order dated September 9, 1974 restored the grant of nautor land to Gopinder Singh.
Against the order of the Financial Commissioner Gopinder Singh filed Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Simla which was dismissed in limine on July 28, 1981.
be refunded to Gopinder Singh and the land resumed to the State.
He further ordered that the amount of Nazarana Should.
From the Judgment and Order dated 28.7.1981 of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in C.W.P. No.
This appeal by special leave is by appellant Gopinder Singh against the orders of the Financial Commissioner and of the High Court.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
The Revenue Assistant Chopal vide his order dated June 29, 1972 sanctioned nautor land measuring 11 bighas 1 biswas situated in village Kanal to him on payment of Rs.552.50 as Nazarana.
V. Goswami for the Appellant.
3006 of 1981.
Gopinder Singh applied for the grant of nautor land measuring 14 bighas 12 biswas situated in village Kanal for cultivation.
Nemo for the Respondents.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KULDIP SINGH, J. Nautor land under Rule 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Nautor Land Rules, 1968 hereinafter called Rules means the right to utilize with the sanction of the companypetent authority, waste land owned by the Government outside the towns, outside the reserved and demarcated protected forests, and outside such other areas as may be numberified from time to time by the State Government.
94 of 1981.
