B. Seshasayana Reddy, J.

1. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed by Smt. Chilukuru Umadevi and Ganapatineedu Venkata Narayana seeking writ of Certiorari to quash the award dated 14.2.2008 passed in LSA 143 of 2008 on the file of District Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalat) at Visakhapatnam.

2. Background facts, in a nutshell, leading to filing of this writ petition by the third parties to the award dated 14.2.2008 passed in LSA 143 of 2008 are:-

Ganta Babu Rao-4th respondent owned 1100 square yards in Block No.11, Patta No.18, Sy.No.2 in Balayya Sastry Layout bearing Dr.No.49-54-7/1, Assessment No.100003/30169. He executed a possessory Agreement of sale-cum-irrevocable power of Attorney dated 9.10.2006 conveying the land owned by him and delivered possession to the petitioners. While so, Kalidindi Vijaya Lakshmi and Kalidindi Viswanatha Raju-respondents 1 and 2 filed O.S.No.1359 of 2006 on the file of the II Additional Senior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam against Mallu Dinish Kumar and Ganta Babu Rao-respondents 3 and 4 herein seeking for injunction. Respondents 1 and 2 claim to have purchased 600 square yards comprising Plot Nos.4 and 9 in Balayya Sastry Layout, Block No .2 of Allipuram, SRO, Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam under two registered sale deeds dated 10-7-1992 and 15-7-2000.

3. Respondent No.3 filed written statement in O.S.No.1359 of 2006 resisting the claim of the plaintiffs. Respondent No.3 pleaded in the written statement that one late Ganta Talapathi Rao father of Ganta Babu Rao (Fourth respondent herein) purchased Ac.1.21 ½ cents on 23.9.1959 under a registered sale deed from Saraswatula Kameswaramma D/o Balayya Sastry. Lay out of the entire land has been called as Balayya Sastry Layout. Ganta Talapathi Rao sold part of Ac.1.21 ½ cents while retaining the other part of the land. Ganta Babu Rao continued to be in occupation of the extents of land retained by his father-Ganta Talapathi Rao. He entered in to a sale agreement with Ganta Babu Rao for the left over portion in the land, vide Registered agreement of sale-cum-irrevocable power of attorney dated 9.10.2006.

4. The dispute between the plaintiff and defendants came to be referred to Lok Adalat. Both parties to the suit entered into compromise and accordingly, an award dated 14.2.2008 came to be passed. The terms and conditions of the compromise are:-

“1. The defendants have agreed that the plaintiffs are the absolute owners, having right, title and possession over the plaint schedule property and the defendants are nothing to do with the said property.

2. The second defendant is specifically agreed that the property purchased by his adopted father, vide registered sale deed dt.23.9.1959 under Doc. No.2787/1959 is entirely different and distinct from the suit schedule property.

3. The second defendant also agreed to not press the suit filed by him in O.S.No.3/2008 on the file of the I Additional District Judge’s Court, Visakhapatnam as the said suit was filed by him seeking declaration in respect of the present suit schedule property.

4. Both the parties are hereby agreed that Plot Nos. of the above suit schedule property are 6 & 9 after approval by the V.U.D.A under L.P.No.5/80 and prior to the approval, their numbers are 4 & 9. In the registered sale deeds obtained by the plaintiffs herein, old numbers are only mentioned i.e. 4 & 9.

5. The …. Assured the plaintiffs that he never executed any agreement.. in respect of the suit schedule property to any third party.

6. The defendants have agreed to withdraw all the complaints lodged by them to the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and also to other authorities such as District Collector, Visakhapatnam, Electrical Department, U.I.C etc., including the paper publication made by them in Eenadu dt.25.1.2008.

7. The defendants also agreed to get the Tax Pass Books obtained by them in their name to the property covered under Plot No.6, cancelled so as to enable the pla