JUDGMENT

Sachin Shankar Magadum, J. - The captioned writ petitions are filed by the petitioners seeking writ in the nature of certiorari and quash the order bearing No.Kam/Apeelu/33/ 2016-17, K.No.22940, dated 03.01.2019 passed by the 7th respondent/Deputy Commissioner as per Annexure-M.

2. The facts leading to the top noted writ petitions are as under:

The subject matter of the writ petitions are agricultures lands bearing Sy.No.12/A (12/A2) measuring 1 acre 20 guntas, Sy.No.12/C (12/C) measuring 4 acres 34 guntas and Sy.No.14 measuring 6 acres 34 guntas sitated at Ramapur village, Gangavathi Taluka, Koppal District. The said lands are renumbered as R.S.No.12/1C, R.S.No.12/2B, R.S.No.12/C and R.S.No.14.

3. It is not in dispute that all these petition lands were originally owned by one Basanagouda son of Ayyanagouda. The petitioners have averred in paragraph No.2 of the writ petitions that the said Basanagouda died in the year 1983 leaving behind him his wife Ayyamma, two sons namely Narayangouda and Ayyanagouda and two daughters namely Vijjamma @ Vi jayalaxmi and Hanamavva. The petitioners have contended that the original propositus Basanagouda sold an area measuring 2 acres 20 gun