1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. No one appears for the private respondents although notices were duly served upon them and they have also filed Vakalatnama. Learned J.C. to AAG-4 appears for the State-respondents.

2. The petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 5.5.2000, 22.10.1984 and 20.1.1984 passed by respondent nos. 2 to 4 by which all the aforesaid respondents have decided the matters against the petitioners.

3. The facts giving rise to the present writ application are that the admitted Raiyat of the land in question, namely, Dukhan Singh predecessor in interest of respondent nos. 5, 7 and 8 executed a registered deed of gift in favour of Bilas Choudhary, father of these petitioners on 4.11.1964. It is stated that thereafter the father of the petitioner was in continuous cultivating possession over the disputed land and after his death the petitioners are coming in possession over the same and cultivating it. Further, by order dated 30.8.1971 the name of the peitioners father was mutated in the revenue records of the State on the basis of the said deed of gift. It is stated that they have been paying rent to the State of Bihar since then and canal pa