( 1 ) PETITIONERS filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of Certiorari to call for the records connected with the orders of the government - fourth respondent herein; in g. O. Ms. No. 102, dated 16. 10. 1999, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, and consequently declare said proceedings as illegal and without authority. Be it noted by impugned order, the Government in exercise of their revisional powers under Section 6 of andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land transfer Regulation, 1959, as amended by regulation I of 1970 (the Regulation, for brevity), confirmed the order passed by the third respondent, namely, the District Collector and Agent to the Government, East Godavari District.

( 2 ) PETITIONERS are owners of land admeasuring Acs. 50. 00 in survey Nos. 108/4 and 108/6 situated at Pidathamamidi village of Gangavaram Mandal in East Godavari district. They allege that their predecessors also purchased land admeasuring Acs. 30. 88 in survey Nos. 102/1 and 102/3 of the same village, under two sale deeds dated 24. 4. 1968, executed in their favour by M/s. Nallamilli suryanarayana Reddy, Nammamilli seshayamma and Anasuyamma. Petitioners and their vendors are non-tr

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