Revision by Board of Revenue

Petitioners/legal heirs of deceased lambardar were neither confronted with the proposition on which Member Board of Revenue had dilated upon nor they were asked to explain their stance qua the initial allotment

Member Board of Revenue had cancelled the allotment

Review had been dismissed without assigning any reason

Validity

Government functionaries were bound to follow the dictates of S. 24-A of General Clauses Act to give reasons for the findings they rendered

Forum, exercising suo motu powers in revisional jurisdiction was required to give adequate opportunity to the parties to explain their position, before passing the order

Order passed by Member Board of Revenue was bereft of principle of audi alteram partem

Constitutional petition was accepted and matter was remanded to the Member Board of Revenue to decide the same in accordance with law.