Sandeep Kumar, J. – By way of this writ petition, the petitioners have challenged the order dated 03.03.2021 passed by the Additional Collector, Land Reforms, Aurangabad (respondent no 6) as well as connected orders dated 01.07.2020 and 03.07.2020 jointly passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Aurangabad and the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Aurangabad (respondent nos. 7 and 8) and also orders dated 15.11.2017 and 24.01.2020 passed by the Circle Officer, Barun (respondent no.9) by which the award/compensation to the petitioners for their land, which has been acquired, has been rejected.

2. It is the case of the petitioners that they had purchased a piece of Raiayati/Khatyani land bearing Khata no.55 plot no.37, Thana no.146, an area measuring 66 decimals situated at Mauza-Dayalpur, P.S and Circle-Barun, District- Aurangabad, through a registered sale deed dated 26.09.2012 and thereafter, the petitioners came in peaceful possession over the said land. Thereafter, the said land was mutated in the name of the petitioners. According to the petitioners, the land in question was in peaceful possession of the ancestors of sellers/vendors through an unregistered Hukumnama before abolition