JUDGMENT:

TARUN CHATTERJEE, J.

1.These appeals are preferred against the final order 1st October, 1997 and order dated 15th September, 1999 passed in C.A.No.8320 of 1997 by a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Writ Petition No.139 of 1984. By the order dated 1st October 1997, the learned Single Judge of the High Court dismissed the aforesaid writ petition in which the appellants prayed for quashing a judgment and order of Maharasthra Revenue Tribunal [in short MRT] dated 30th August, 1983 in Revision Application No. MRT P 14 of 1981 by which the Tribunal had confirmed the order passed by the Tehsildar in Tenancy Case No.32 FG/54/78 dated 31st August, 1978. In the application under Article 227 of the Constitution, a prayer was also made by the appellants to restore the order passed by the Appellate Court in Tenancy Appeal No.56 of 1979 dated 27th October, 1980.

2. The facts leading to the filing of these appeals in short may be stated as follows:

3. Agriculture land (for short "the aforesaid land") bearing Survey No.175/1 admeasuring 2 acres and 11 gunthas situated at Village Biwadi, Tal Purandhar, District Pune was owned by Sadashiv Purandhare, father o