Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.

The pre-emptors are in appeal in these four Letters Patent Appeals arising out of four writ petitions, which had been filed by the three respective vendees (purchasers). Those four writ petitions being CWJCs No. 5018, 10225, 10314 and 10328, all of 2000, were heard and allowed by a common judgment and order dated 27.07.2004 by a learned Single Judge of this Court.

2. Pursuant to notices issued, parties have appeared. These Letters Patent Appeals were admitted and are now for final hearing. The facts are not in dispute.

3. It appears that one late Sitaram Sah had agricultural lands in Village - Khanpur, PS-Barharia, District-Siwan. One of the boundary raiyats was late Baldeo Prasad. Sitaram Sah intended to sell certain agricultural lands. First, he executed a sale deed on 09.02.1990 in respect of about 5 kathas of land in Plot No 721 on the northern side thereof. The sale was in favour of writ petitioners-respondents No 1, 2 and 3, namely, Punyadeo Sharma, Master Sharma and Prithivilal Sharma, who are all sons of Asharfi Sharma. The said sale deed was presented for registration on the same very day though the registration was completed on 07.01.1992.