Lamberdari grant

Petitioners contended that their father was Lamberdar, he was allotted 100-Kanals land under Lamberdari grant; that their father remained in cultivating possession of the same till his death; that on issuance of Notification in the year 1976 regarding grant of proprietary rights, his father applied for the same, but proprietary rights were not granted to him; that they submitted an application before the District Collector for attestation of inheritance mutation in their favour regarding land allotted to their father under Lamberdari grant; that respondent (new lamberdar) also submitted application before District Collector for allotment of said land in his name under Lamberdari grant, which application was granted, and application of petitioners was rejected and that appeal filed by the petitioners, before Additional Commissioner/Revenue, was dismissed

Validity

After death of the predecessor of the petitioners, respondent had been appointed Lamberdar of the village, and such appointment had been upheld up to the level of Supreme Court

As per Notification No.812-2010/586-C(V), dated 19-5-2010, such grant was to be trans-ferred to newly appointed Lamberdar

After losing the case up to Supreme Court, petitioners were trying to manipulate the things through frivolous litigation

Impugned order suffered with no lacuna, and warranted no interference

Petitioners, had no claim against the impugned land

Impugned order passed by Additional Commissioner (Consolidation) was upheld, in circumstances.

Such grant was State land and could not be sold by a person not being owner thereof.