1. These appeals are filed challenging the legality and correctness of the order passed in W.P.Nos.11589-11591/2011 dated 16th August 2011. The appellant in W.A.Nos.579-581/2012 was respondent No.4. The appellants in writ appeal Nos.449-451/2012 were the writ petitioners. Therefore, all these appeals are heard together.

2. The facts leading to these appeals are as hereunder:

One Nanjusa, the father of the writ petitioners had purchased about 4 acres and 13 guntas of land in survey No.77 of Agrahara Dasarahalli village in Bangalore city under two sale deeds from one Gundamma and Papaiah on 28.06.1962. Gundamma and Papaiah were enjoying the lands pursuant to their hereditary rights in respect of personal and miscellaneous inams. On 04.08.1962, under section 5 of the Mysore (Personal and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954, the order of regrant was granted to Gundamma and Papaiah. Thereafter, the father of the writ petitioners Nanjusa converted the land from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes pursuant to the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore, on 27.05.1965. Subsequently, Nanjusa divided the properties under the registered document on 8.5.1974.