State Of Gujarat vs Patel Raghav Natha & Ors on 21 April, 1969
4. With reference to the order of the Government dated 24-1-1996, the learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the District Revenue Officer having already gone into the merits and found that all the seven irregularities alleged were of no consequence, there was no purpose in the Government reopening the same issue. He also submitted that the entire exercise was only with the mala fide intention of defeating the right of the petitioners for compensation. He argued that the provisions of Section 166-B and C do not lay down any period of limitation and as held by the Supreme Court in State of Gujarat v. P.Raghav, and in Mansaram v, S.P. Pathak, and in such circumstances reasonable period of limitation which can be on par with the appellate jurisdiction could be taken as only 90 days and the proposed action of the Government after a period of 30 years was without jurisdiction.