shadi was the tenant of the land for agricultural use.
the two orders were challenged respectively by shadi and bhajan lal in revision applications filed before the additional companymissioner.
against the order whereby shadi was declared entitled to purchase the lands bhajan lal applied to the high companyrt of punjab for an order setting aside the order of the financial commissioner.
in a revision application the financial companymissioner set aside the order of ejectment against shadi and restored the order of the companylector declaring him entitled to purchase the lands.
there was yet anumberher proceeding regarding the same lands.
whereas in the proceeding started by bhajan lal he held that shadi was liable to be evicted from the lands because he had without sufficient cause companymitted default in paying rent in the proceeding filed by shadi the assistant companylector declared that shadi was entitled to purchase the lands from bhajan lal.
appeal by special leave from the order dated march 7 1967 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in civil writ number 326 of 1967.
the additional companymissioner set aside the order in favour of shadi and dismissed the application filed by shadi.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by shah j. bhajan lal was the owner of land measuring 21 bighas 2 biswas and bearing khasra number.
the application was dismissed by the assistant companylector and that order was companyfirmed in appeal by the companylector.
the assistant companylector rejected the application.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 1338 of 1967.
by order dated october 5 1962 the financial commissioner remanded the case for determining whether shadi was in occupation of the lands for six years before the date of the petition.
the two orders were passed on april 30 1964.
the financial companymissioner set aside the order and remanded the case for a fresh decision by order dated january 8 1962.
r. l. iyengar r. l. kohli and j. c. talwar for the appellant.
the companylector companyfirmed that order.
c. manchanda m. l. aggarwal and n. k. aggarwal for respondent number 3.
alleging that shadi had failed to pay the rent due by him for the period kharif season 1957 to rabi season 1960 bhajan lal applied under s. 14 a of the punjab security of land tenures act 1953 to the assistant collector for an order in ejectment against shadi.
on february 20 1961 shadi applied to the assistant collector to purchase the lands under s. 18 of the punjab security of land tenures act 1953.
11/12 18 20 and 43 in village sukhchen.
