under consideration, the Forest Department had raised objection that there is heavy forest growth on the land. Despite this objection the Revenue Assistant, Rohru and Jubbal granted the land as Nautor to the petitioner. Appeal was filed by the Divisional Forest Officer to the Deputy Commissioner, Mahasu who came to the conclusion that the objection raised by the forest department is correct, since there is heavy tree growth in the land, but further went on to hold that since no other land was available to be granted, he had no other option but to uphold the grant. 3. The Divisional Forest Officer thereafter filed a Revision Petition in the Court of Financial Commissioner which Revision Petition was allowed by the Financial Commissioner in the year 1980. However, while allowing the Revision Petition, the Financial Commissioner remanded the case to the SDO (Civil) Rohru with a direction that some other land of reasonable area which was free of trees may be granted to respondent. Thereafter it appears that vide order dated 19.3.1982 another area of 11 bighas 10 biswas was granted in favour of the petitioner as Nautor. Against this order, residents of the area filed an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla. The Deputy Commissioner dismissed the revision petition filed by the villagers on 21.1.1983. Thereafter the Estate Right Holders filed a Review Petition and this Review Petition was allowed on 31.3.1983. According to the petitioner, this order was passed behind his back. Thereafter on 26.12.1991 the SDO (Civil), Rohru passed a detailed order rejecting the Nautor
