A. Rajasekhar Reddy, J.

1. Writ Petition No. 21088 of 2012 is filed questioning the order dated 08-02-2002 whereby the lands of the petitioners in Sy. No. 176/2, 176/3 and 176/4 of Azeeznagar Village, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, are sought to be resumed. Writ Petition No. 2649 of 2010 is filed assailing the order dated 20-11-2009 passed by the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Moinabad Mandal, refusing to correct the entries in the revenue records and record the names of the petitioners as pattedars in respect of the subject lands in question. Inasmuch as the subject matter is connected in both the writ petitions and the parties are one and the same, they are heard together and being disposed of by way of this common order. It would suffice to advert to the facts in WP No. 2649 of 2010.

2. Facts stated are:-Lands in Sy. No. 176/2, 3 and 4, situated at Aziznagar Village, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District belongs to Abdul Hussaini and Mohd. Khaja and their names have been recorded in the revenue records and reflected in pahanies till the year 1966. Thereafter, the said lands were sold to different persons by them through registered sale deeds. P. Ramachander Rao claimed title to the subject lands based on a registered document dated 25-02-1967 and he in turn sold to one B. Dharma Rao, who is father of three sons and after the demise of B. Dharma Rao, his three sons, among themselves executed GPA in favour of one of them to deal with the subject lands i.e. B. Krishna Sagar, from whom the 1st petitioner purchased an extent of Ac. 1-00 under a registered sale deed No. 82/96, dated 04-01-1996, 2nd petitioner purchased an extent of Ac. 2-00 under a registered sale deed No. 3815/97, dated 03-06-1997 and 3rd petitioner purchased an extent of Ac. 0-20 hectares under a registered sale deed No. 8408/97, dated 05-12-1997 respectively, which are part of Sy. No. 176/2, 3 and 4 situated at Aziznagar Village, Grampanchayat, Moinabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. That since the date of purchase, petitioners are in possession of the respective lands without any interference. Subsequently, the petitioners made several requests for entering their names in revenue records and also for issuance of patta pass books in their favour. That when the petitioners came to know about suspicious discrepancies in the revenue records and also the Government claiming right over the subject land from the year 2001 as Government land, they preferred revision petitions under Section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in the Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, to the 2nd respondent-Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, for correction of entries in revenue records for the years 2001 to 2007 in respect of the subject lands. The said revision was dismissed by the 2nd respondent vide proceedings in Case No. D 1/7791/2008, dated 20-11-2009 holding that pahanies from the years 1955-56 till 2006-07 showed the classification of subject lands either as Kharij Khata or Laoni Patta and thus subject lands are Government lands. Aggrieved by the same, petitioners filed writ petition, being WP No. 2649 of 2010 questioning the order dated 20-11-2009 as being illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the principles of natural justice and for consequential direction for making entries of their names in revenue records and also for issuance of patta pass books in their favour.

3. In the counter affidavit filed by 2nd respondent-Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, it is their case that originally the land in Sy. No. 176 admeasuring Acs. 220-37 guntas situated at Azeeznagar Village of Moinabad Mandal is Government Land, classified as 'Gairan Sarkari' and as per the faisal patti for the year 1961-62, there were 53 landless poor persons, who were cultivating the land in the said Sy. No. 176 un-authorizedly, without any valid certification and authorization and under those circumstances, the then Tahsildar, Hyderabad West Taluk, considering their possession over the lands, granted