1. Since the issues raised in these Revisions are common, they are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The respective 1st respondents in each of these Revisions are the landholders corresponding to the petitioners in each of these Revisions.

3. The petitioners in these three Revisions claim to be protected tenants in respect of the lands in Sy.Nos.249, 256, 257 and 258 of Fathepuram Village, Nereducherla Mandal, Nalgonda District.

4. The brief history leading to the filing of these Revisions is as under:

(i) In the year 1990, the petitioners along with others filed applications before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Miryalaguda in case No.B/7202/1990 for grant of certificates under Section 38-E of the Act and also sought summary eviction of the respective 1st respondents under section 98 of the Act. They contended that they are in possession of certain parcels of land in the above survey numbers as tenants; as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (for short, ‘the Act’), they were entitled to claim protected tenancy rights ; that they lost possession over the properties before the notified date; and that t