1. The appellants herein, questioning the correctness or otherwise of the order impugned passed by the learned Single Judge, in Writ Petition No.32766/2009 (KLR-RR/SUR) dated 12th November 2009, have presented this writ appeal. In the said writ petition, the appellants herein had sought for quashing the order dated 2nd July 2009 in Regular Appeal No.24/2006-07 passed by the first respondent vide Annexure A and consequently orders dated 24th November 2003 dated 19th December 2006 at Annexures B and C to the writ petition.

2. The said writ petition was dismissed by the learned Single Judge as being devoid of merits. Being aggrieved by the said order of the learned Single Judge, the appellants have presented this appeal seeking appropriate reliefs, as stated above.

3. Brief facts of the case in hand are that, the appellants have contended that the husband of the first appellant and the father of appellant Nos.2 to 5 herein, i.e. deceased K.M. Gopalappa had filed the application for grant of land measuring an extent of 02 acres in Sy.No.31/16 in Korla Halli Village, Shimoga Taluk. The said application was considered by the third respondent – Tahsildar, Shimoga Taluk and granted