C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.

The twenty-three year old litigation is still hanging fire and the original petitioner, who initiated the litigation, having left this mortal world without enjoying the fruits of success before the Special Court, the baton of litigation is passed on to his legal representatives.

2. The dispute is about a valuable parcel of land admeasuring Acs.31.25 guntas in Sy. Nos.43/1, 44/1 and 45/1 of Kandikal Village, Bandlaguda Mandal, Hyderabad District, which is under illegal occupation of respondent Nos.2 to 646 (hereinafter referred to as the private respondents). The original petitioner has succeeded in convincing the Special Court under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 (for short, the Land Grabbing Prohibition Act), that the private respondents have grabbed his land. The Special Court has finally disposed of L.G.C. No.126 of 1995 by its order dt.31.12.1997. The result portion of the said order is apt to be reproduced herein below.

In the result, a decree and judgment is hereby passed in favour of the applicant and as against the respondent Nos.1 to 645 to deliver vacant possession of the application schedule property subject to the result of