1. The petitioner herein claims to have purchased agricultural land to an extent of Ac.13.33 guntas situated in Sy.No.83 of Tatkoor Village, Velairpadu Mandal, Khammam District from the 4th respondent under an un-registered sale deed dated.15.05.1968. It is stated that since the date of purchase she has been in possession and enjoyment of the said land by paying the land revenue and even mutation has taken place in the revenue records in accordance with the provisions of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short “ROR Act,1971” ). That apart the MRO, Velairpadu Mandal after making necessary enquiry and after receiving the required fee, regularized the transaction in favour of the petitioner and issued a sale certificate in Form-XIII (B) under Section 5-A(4) of ROR Act, 1971 read with Rule.22(5)(ii) of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989.

2. While so, on a complaint made by the respondents 5 and 6 herein, alleging that the transfer of the said property in favour of the petitioner was in contravention of Sec.3(1) of A.P Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959 (for short Regulation 1 of 1959), the 2nd respondent-Special De