( 1 ) THE petitioner in Writ Petition no. 6005 of 2003 (hereinafter called, first petitioner), who claims to be owner of certain agricultural land in R. S. No. 598 of vuyyuru Village, Krishna District assails the order of second respondent dt. 27-3-2003. Be it noted, the second respondent passed the said order in an application filed by the first respondent under Section 3 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (for short, the act ). The petitioner in Writ Petition No. 6006 of 2003 (hereinafter called, second petitioner) also assails similar order of even date.

( 2 ) THE fact of the matter is not much in dispute. The first respondent and thirty-four others purchased land in R. . S. No. 598 of vuyyuru Village from petitioners. As the Sub- register refused to register sale deeds, first respondent filed two applications before second respondent under Section 73 of the Act against order of Sub-Registrar, Vuyyuru, dated 14-2-1996 refusing to register a sale deed on the ground that execution of documents was denied by the petitioners. The second respondent took applications under section 73 of the Act on file and issued notices to various persons. On 11-4-1996 the second re