Ramesh Ranganathan, J.

1. In this batch of six Writ Petitions, the Petitioners are all members of the Animal Husbandry Department Employees Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., Visakhapatnam (hereinafter called the "Society"). Land admeasuring Ac.18.78 cts was sold by the Government to the "Society" for Rs. 11,38,06,800/- (Rupees eleven crores thirty eight lakhs six thousand and eight hundred only) and, on receipt of the consideration, the District Collector executed a registered sale deed in favour of the "Society" before the 3rd Respondent vide document No. 5148/2006 dated 30.10.2006. The Society claims to have developed the land thereafter, and to have laid several plots therein. The Petitioners herein were allotted and sold different plots in the land purchased by the "Society" from the Government. The "Society" executed a sale deed in their favour which was presented before the 3rd Respondent for registration.

2. By his order dated 29.07.2010, the 3rd Respondent refused to register the sale deed on the ground that, in the year 2007, the District Collector had informed the Revenue Divisional Officer to take back the land conveyed earlier to the "Society", and hand over