( 1 ) APPELLANTS herein were respondents 5 and 6 in W. P. Nos. 21974-75/1998. Respondents 1 and 2 herein were the petitioners, respondents 3 and 4 herein were respondents 1 and 2 and respondents 5 and 3 here in were respondents 3 and 4 in the said writ Petitions.

( 2 ) LATE Chatura Chand Shah (father of respondents 5 and 6) was the owner of Sy. No. 61/1 measuring 7acres 6 guntas and respondent No. 6 was the owner of Sy. No. 60/2 measuring 12 acres 8 guntas in Choudapur Village, Biligi Taluk, Bagalkot District. Respondents No. 6 sold land bearing in Sy. No. 60/2 in favour of second appellant under sale deed dated 4. 3. 1982 for a consideration of 25,000/- Chatura Chand Shah sold land bearing Sy. No. 61/1 to the first appellant under sale deed dated 20. 10. 1982 for a consideration of Rs. 25,000/00. The Sub-Registrar, Biligi (fourth respondent) being of the opinion that documents were undervalued, kept them pending by assigning pending numbers and issued notices dated 30. 11. 1983 to the appellants informing that the sale deeds in their favour were undervalued and that the correct value was Rs. 1,91,300/-and Rs. 3,16,450/ -. The said notices required the first appellan