The petitioner-A.P. State Electricity Board Employees Union, Madanapalli Division, filed this writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to call for the records relating to the proceedings of the second respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, dated 12.6.1998, and to quash the same being arbitrary and illegal.

2. The facts in brief are as under:

One K. Obulappa was assigned the land to an extent of Ac 5.26 cents situated in S.No.509/4 of B.K. Palle Village in the year 1933. On his death, the respondents 4 and 5 herein have continued in possession and enjoyment of the same not only as the legal heirs of the original assignee, but also on the basis of a registered gift deed executed by their father K. Obulappa during his life time. Subsequently, out of the said land, the petitioner-Union purchased an extent of Ac 5.00 cents of land from the respondents 4 and 5 under an agreement of sale, dated 25.4.1981, for a consideration of Rs.2,00,000/-. It is not in dispute that the entire sale consideration was paid and the petitioner-Union was put in possession of the land in question. However, since no registered document was executed, the petitioner-Union made an application to the third