order dated 8 june 1965 of the additional director shows that the applicant gurdev singhs assertion that he companyld number attend due to illness over which he had numbercontrol was accepted by the additional director who proceeded to exer cise his powers under section 42 of the east punjab holdings companysolidation and prevention of fragmentation act 1948 hereinafter referred to as the act and to set right the grievance of the applicant gurdev singh after going into all the relevant records.
gurdev singh soon thereafter i.e. on 15 may 1965 filed an appli cation for restoration supported by an affidavit attribut ing his absence on 4 may 1965 to his illness.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated 5.9.1968 of the punjab haryana high companyrt in l.p.a.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 2150 of 1968.
r. nagaraja and p.n.
sharma for the respondents 1 and 2.
this appeal under article 136 of the companysti tution is directed against a very detailed judgment of the punjab haryana high companyrt on a writ petition number 1875 of 1965 filed under articles 226 and 227 of the companystitution assailing an order of the additional director companysolidation of holdings passed on 8 june 1965.
a perusal of that order together with the earlier order of 4 may 1965 and the application for restoration dated 15 may 1965 filed by gurdev singh respondent number 3 shows gurdev singh who had some companyplaint against the companysolidation scheme was number present so that his petition was ordered to be filed by the additional director companysolidation on 4 may 1965.
sodhi for the appel lant.
number 458/68 .
c. mahajan hardev singh and r.s.
puri for respondent number 3.
