N. Y. HANUMANTHAPPA, J.

( 1 ) SINCE the question involved in all the above writ appeals are common, they are clubbed together and disposed of by this common judgment.

( 2 ) ALL the writ appeals are filed challenging the order of the learned Single judge of this Court in W. P. No. 10804/96. dated 14-11-1997 allowing the writ petition.

( 3 ) W. P. No. 10804/96 was filed by 62 petitioners who were shown as respondent nos. 1 to 62 in all the writ appeals seeking for the relief of writ of Mandamus directing the Executive Officer, secunderabad Cantonment, A. P. Circle. Secunderabad to issue sanction of layout plan applied for by the writ petitioners in respect of Ac. 8. 00 of land in S. No. 170 (part) of Tokatta village, Secunderabad Mandal and in conformity with the orders passed by this Court in W. P. No. 4250/94 dated 30-9-1994 and W. P. No. 6012/95, dated 6-12-1995. The Defence Estate Officer, A. P. Circle, Secunderabad; the Director of defence Estate, Southern Command, Pune; syed Sadiq Ali Khan; Mouzam Ali Khan and Syed Jafer Ali Khan were the other respondents in the writ petition.

( 4 ) W. A. No. 1499/97 has been filed by the union of India represented by the Defence estate Office

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