of one Prakash Chand, who was the landowner, whose holdings came under the scanner of Punjab Land Holdings Act. Initially, action had been taken against Prakash Chand but when he was reported to have died on 18.12.1975, the proceedings had been dropped and the case was taken up after mutations in the revenue records. When the mutations had taken place after the inheritance had opened to his legal heirs, the total holdings by the petitioner and the four children had been assessed at 19.7319 hectares of first quality and after allowing for 7 hectares being the permissible area, the rest of the land of 12.7319 hectares of the first quality had been declared as surplus. Against this order, an appeal has been filed before the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division. The appeal was also dismissed on 29.09.1978. She had preferred a revision before the Financial Commissioner which was also dismissed. A review petition also came to be dismissed. In CWP No.5531 of 1983, the eldest son Himat Kumar, two minor sons of Prakash Chand and the major daughter of Prakash Chand, are the petitioners challenging the assessment made as regards surplus.
