Bara Scheme

Petitioners were granted State land under Bara Scheme for a period of 8 years on the terms that if they brought under cultivation at least 80% of the land, they could apply for grant of proprietary rights to the extent of half of the lease holding

Petitioners failed to achieve the target even in the extended period

Petitioners at the most brought 30% of land under cultivation although according to report of Land Reclamation Officer the cultivation was only 17.69%

Petitioners thus did not fulfil the condition of cultivation of 80% of the land

Questions of fact having been decided against the petitioners no case for interference was made out

Petition was dismissed.

S. 10(2) and Bara Scheme, para. 20-Rectification of lease, held, can be made only during continuance of lease.