S. K. Sastri and M. S. Narasimhan for I. N. Shroff, for the, respondent.
V. Gupte, Solicitor General, W. S. Barlingay, S. T. Khirwarkar and A. G. Ratnaparkhi, for the appellants.
The State Government by its order No.
993 XVI 4, dated April 26, 1955 rejected their petition.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated April 20, 1959, of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Misc.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hidayatullah J. The appellants claiming to be the descen dants of former ruling chiefs in the Hoshangabad and Nimar Districts of Madhya Pradesh applied under the Central Provinces and Berar Revocation of Land Revenue Exemptions Act, 1948, for grant of money or pension as suitable maintenance for themselves.
No reasons are companytained in that order.
By that Act, every estate, mahal, village or land which was exempted from the payment of the whole or part of land revenue by special grant of, or companytract with the Crown, or under the provision of any law or rule for the time being in force or in pursuance of any other instrument was after the appointed date made liable to land revenue from the year 1948 49, numberwithstanding anything companytained in the grant, companytract, law, rule or instrument.
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The appellants thereupon filed a petition in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh under Art.
They applied to the Deputy Commissioner, who forwarded their application to the State Government.
226 of the Constitution for a writ of certiorari to quash the order of the State Government.
27,828 5 0 yearly.
Petition No.
On the passing of the Act the exemption was lost and they claimed to be entitled to grant of money or pension under the provisions of the Act about to be set out.
The appellants held estates in the two districts on favourable terms as Jahgirdars Maufidars and Ubaridars, and enjoyed an exemption from payment of land revenue amounting in the aggregate to Rs.
325 of 1955.
The petition in the High Court was heard and disposed of by a Full Bench.
182 of 1964.
