S. B. Sinha, J.

1. These two writ applications, involving common questions of law and fact, were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. In these writ applications the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing of an order, dated 30-12-1981 passed by Assistant settlement Officer, Bhagalpur (respondent NQ.2), as contained in Annexure 1 to these writ applications.

2. The facts of the case lie in a very narrow compass.

3. The petitioner claims himself to be entitled to the land in question by reason of two sale deeds, dated 3-2-1973 allegedly executed by the predecessor in interest of the respondent No.6 in C. W. J. C. No.3918 of 1982 and respondent no.3 in C. W. J. C. No.3920 of 1982. According to the petitioner he had come in peaceful cultivating possession of the aforesaid purchased land. The petitioner had asserted that after final publication of the record-of-rights, he came to learn that the land in question were recorded in the name of respondent Nos.3 to 20 in each case as raiyat as also in the names of resondent Nos.21 to 24 as under raiyats in C. W. J. C. No.3920 of 1982. According to the petitioner he was not aw