As the subject matter of both these Writ Petitions is common, they are heard and being disposed of together by this Common Judgment.

The background facts: The property in dispute is Ac.10-00 in Sy.No.36 of Gopanpalli village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (hereinafter referred to as “the subject land”). The subject land was a Government land. It was assigned to one Babu Rao Joshi in the year 1961. His name was incorporated in the revenue record (Faisal Patti) for the year 1961-62. Supplementary Sethwar vide File No.G1/1211/1963, dated 11-3-1964 was issued by the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records. The name of Babu Rao Joshi was mutated in all the revenue records, such as Vasool Baqui, Pahani etc. Babu Rao Joshi died in the year 1967. The name of his son, Arun Kumar Joshi, was mutated in the revenue records in the year 1968. Arun Kumar Joshi sold the subject land through registered sale deed dated 5-6-1980 to one Shaik Ashwak Ahmed s/o. Shaik Umar. The said Shaik Ashwak Ahmed has in turn sold the subject land in favour of one V. Gourinath, the father of V. Srinivas, the petitioner in W.P.No.21352/2012.

M. Lakshmikanthaiah, the petitioner in W.P.No.2