Mridula Mishra, J.

1. This application has been filed by the petitioner for quashing the order dated 29-6-2000/30-6-2000 passed by the Director, Consolidation, Patna in Revision case Nos. 368/95, 369/95 and 370/ 95 as three revision applications were allowed by the Director, Consolidation, by a common order (Annexure-7).

2. The order has been challenged by the petitioner on the ground that

(i) the revision application preferred by respondent Nos. 1 and 2 should not have been entertained by the Director, Consolidation, as the revision applications were preferred by them against the order passed by the Consolidation Officer without preferring any appeal. As such, the order is without jurisdiction.

(ii) the revisional order is without jurisdiction as it has been passed with respect to the property which is the subject-matter of First Appeal No. 504 of 1985 which is pending but on a wrong presumption that First Appeal No. 504 of 1985 is dismissed the revisional order has been passed.

(iii) the revisional authority failed to consider that the revisional applications were hopelessly time barred and without condoning the delay the revision applications were entertained.

3. The fac