Summarize the following court judgment. Civil Appeal No. 2150 of 1968. (Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated 5.9.1968 of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in L.P.A. No. 458/68). V.C. Mahajan	 Hardev Singh and R.S. Sodhi	 for the appel lant. O.P. Sharma	 for the respondents 1 and 2. K.R. Nagaraja and P.N. Puri	 for respondent No. 3. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by BEG	 C.J. This appeal under Article 136 of the Consti tution is directed against a very detailed Judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on a Writ Petition No. 1875 of 1965 filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution	 assailing an order of the Additional Director	 Consolidation of Holdings	 passed on 8 June	 1965. A perusal of that order	 together with the earlier order of 4 May	 1965	 and the application for restoration dated 15 May	 1965	 filed by Gurdev Singh	 respondent No. 3	 shows: Gurdev Singh	 who had 370 some complaint against the Consolidation Scheme	 was not present so that his petition was ordered to be filed by the Additional Director	 Consolidation on 4 May	 1965. Gurdev Singh	 soon thereafter i.e. on 15 May	 1965	 filed an appli cation for restoration supported by an affidavit	 attribut ing his absence on 4 May	 1965	 to his illness. The. order dated 8 June	 1965	 of the Additional Director	 shows that the applicant Gurdev Singh 's assertion that he could not attend due to illness	 over which he had no control	 was accepted by the Additional Director	 who proceeded to exer cise his powers under section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act	 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and to set right the grievance of the applicant	 Gurdev Singh	 after going into all the relevant records. The learned Judge of the High Court	 who heard the petition also went through the records very carefully	 came to the conclusion that an assertion of rights by the petitioner/ appellant	 a member of the Sanjam Group	 merely because of some report contained in the "Fard Badar	 could not take away the effect of entries in the revenue records. The learned Judge held that no injustice was caused to the petitioner/appellant also, there was no ground for interference under Article 226 of the Constitu tion. The learned counsel for the appellant has relied upon the case of Harbhajan Singh vs Karam Singh& Ors. reported in ; , where this Court held that the Addl. Director exercising the powers of the State Government has no jurisdiction under section 42 of the Act to review his previous order. Section 42 of the Act runs as follows: The State Government may at any time for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any order passed	 scheme prepared or confirmed or repartition made by any officer under this Act	 call for and examine the record of any case pending before or disposed of by such officer and may pass such order in reference thereto. as it thinks fit: Provided that no order or scheme or repar tition shall be varied or reserved without giving the parties interested notice to appear and opportunity to. be heard except in case where the State Government is satisfied that the proceedings have been vitiated by unlawful consideration. " The proviso to Section 42 lays down that notice to interested parties to appear and opportunity to be heard are conditions precedent to passing of an order under Section 42. The fact that the Additional Director was satisfied that the respondent	 Gurdev Singh	 did not have an opportu nity of being 	heard due to his illness	 seems to us to amount to a finding that the proviso. could not be complied with so that the previous order could not be held to be an order duly passed under Section 42 of the Act. It could be ignored as "non est. " The view taken in Harbhajan Singh 's case (supra) would not apply to the 371 instant case although Section 42 of the Act does not contain a power of review. Orders which are 'non est ' can be ignored at any stage. On the facts and circumstances of this case	 we think that this is not a fit case for interference under Article 136 of the Constitution. The appellant	 if he has acquired any rights by reason of long possession	 can assert them whenever any proceedings are taken before a competent au thority to dispossess him. What we have held here or whatever has been held by the High Court will not affect such other rights	 if any	 as the Appellant may have ac quired by reason of possession. We do not know and refrain from deciding who is actually in possession and for how long and in what capacity. This appeal is dismissed. Parties will bear their own costs. _ P.H.P. Appeal dismissed.

Gurdev Singh had certain complaints about the Consolida tion Scheme. He was not present when his application was being considered. Therefore	 the application was dis missed by the Additional Director	 Consolidation. Thereaf ter	 Gurdev Singh respondent No. 3 filed an application for restoration supported by an affidavit attributing his ab sence to his illness. The Additional Director accepted the ground of respondent No. 3 about illness and granted necessary relief to him. The appellant filed a writ.peti tion in the High Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution. The High Court held that the assertion of rights by the appellant merely because of some report con tained in the "Fard Badar" could not take away the effect of the entries in the revenue records The High Court also held that no injustice was caused to the appellant and	 there fore	 there was no ground for interference under Article 226. In an appeal by Special Leave	 the appellant contended that the Additional Director had no power to review his previous order. The power to review conferred by section 42 of the Act has to be exercised only after hearing the interested parties. Since respondent No. 3 was not given an opportunity of being heard on account of his illness	 it shows that the order passed was non est and can be ignored at any stage. The court dismissed the appeal on the ground that this was not a fit case for interference under Article 136. the Court	 however	 observed that if the appellant has any right on account of long possession or otherwise he can assert them by adopting proper proceedings and that his rights would not be affected by whatever is stated m the Judgment of this Court as well as the High Court.