JUDGMENT

Nitin B. Suryawanshi, J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the parties.

2. Since both these petitions raise similar questions of law and facts, they are heard together and are being decided by this common judgment.

3. These petitions are directed against an order dated 31.01.2020, in file no. 2009/LNQ/CR-06, passed by respondent no. 3 Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) and Land acquisition Officer, Nilanga, District Latur, thereby allowing Review application filed by respondents no. 4 and 5 and their father Pandhrinath Laxmanrao Patil.

4. Brief facts leading to writ petition no. 2651 of 2020, are as follows -

. Petitioners and respondents no. 4 and 5 are joint Hindu family members. agricultural land Survey No. 18 admeasuring 21 acres 31 Gunthas, situated at village Dhanegaon, Taluka Deoni, District Latur, is their ancestral joint family property.

. The petitioners filed Regular Civil Suit No. 106 of 2008 against respondents no. 4 and 5 / original defendants and others, seeking partition and separate possession of the above suit property, thereby claiming 1/3rd share in the lands and houses as described in schedule 'a' of the plaint. The said sui