N. Y. HANUMANTHAPPA, J.

( 1 ) ALL these writ petitions are filed challenging the order passed by the Special Court under land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 12 of 1982 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) in LGC no. 3 of 1988 dated 20-1-1992.

( 2 ) FOR the purpose of disposal, the rank of the parties is being referred as arrayed before the Special Court and the third parties as third party petitioners.

( 3 ) WP No. 6065 of 1992 is filed by the respondent Nos. 16, 3, 15, 18 and 38 seeking writ of certiorari to declare sections 7 and 8 of the Act as discriminatory, arbitrary and unconstitutional and quash the judgment and decree of the Special Court under the Act passed in LGC No. 3 of 1988 dated 20-1-1992.

( 4 ) WP No. 24706 of 1996 is filed by the third parties numbering 61 seeking declaration that the judgment and decree dated 20-1-1992 passed in LGC No. 3 of 1988 by the first respondent is not binding on the petitioners herein as they are not made parties to the said proceedings as required under 3rd proviso to sub-section (6) of Section 8 of the Act and also for declaration that the proposed action of the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 herein pursuant to the judgment and decree dated 20

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