( 1 ) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner-sri s. v. prakash and Sri c. b. minajagi for respondents 1 to 7 and Smt. Shanthakumari learned government pleader for respondents 8 and 9. These petitions raise common question of law in the contest of common facts so are being disposed off by common order.

( 2 ) BY these petition, the petitioners have sought the issuance of writ of certiorari and the quashing of the order passed by the assistant commissioner, shimoga dated 16-8-1995, in case No. Sc/st 68 of 1985-86, on 9-6-1997, copy of which is Annexure-B to the writ petition, as well as quashing of the order passed by the deputy commissioner, shimoga in sc/st case No. 68 of 1985-86, on 9-6-1997, and also the order of the assistant commissioner, shimoga sub-division, shimoga in case nos. Ptcl. Cr. 272 of 1979-80, 275 (b) of 1979-80, 276 of 1979-80, 277 of 1979-80, 278 of 1979-80, 284 of 1979-80 and 285 of 1979-80.

( 3 ) THE facts of the case in brief are that the land in question involved in these cases were granted under durkasth payment system, by an order dated 21-10-1962. The survey number involved in these cases, as mentioned in paragraph 3 of the writ petition