situated at Gudhiyar area and survey Nos. 191, 193, 194 situated at Village Kota admeasuring 12790 s.m., 4050 s.m., 3880 s.m. respectively, were purchased by the petitioner when he was minor through natural guardian his mother through registered sale deeds dated 14.03.1966, 30.01.1962, 21.02.1962 and 21.02.1962. A Ceiling Case No.19-A-90(C)(1) year 1984-85 was registered against the petitioner under the provisions of the Act 1976 for having land more than the ceiling limit. The competent authority issued a notice, on 30.01.1986 an enquiry was submitted before the competent authority to the effect that the petitioner was having 38399 s.m. more than the ceiling limit and a draft statement was issued on 05.03.1986. The petitioner filed an objection against the draft statement and thereafter the final order on objection was passed on 22.06.1988 and the alleged vested land was changed from 38399 s.m. to 36399 s.m. Against the said final order, the petitioner raised objection before the competent authority. On the said objection, the competent authority passed an order and changed the alleged vested land from 36399 s.m. to 31980 s.m. and issued the final statement on 18.06.1992. A notification was published under Section 10(1) of the Act, 1976 in the Madhya Pradesh official gazette on 06.11.1992 and when no objection was raised against the publication, on 28.03.1993 the competent authority prepared notification under Section 10(3) of the Act, 1976 for declaration of said land as vested land. On 13.08.1993 the petitioner raised objection before the competent authority against the alleged vesting of petitioner’s land on the ground that the lands proposed to be vested in the State Government are agricultural land and not a vacant land. Upon the said objection, the competent authority held that the alleged vested land is an agriculture land and passed an order that the land belonging to the petitioner is under the ceiling limit
