1. By this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners impugn the order dated 3.10.2001 (Annexure P-l), 8.12.2000 (Annexure P-2), 30.3.1995 (Annexure P-3), 24.7.1991 (Annexure P-4) and 3.7.1991 (Annexure P-5) passed by the respondents NO.2 to 4, where under the appeal filed against the order dated 24.7.1991 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Mahasamund was dismissed as being barred by time and review petition filed thereafter was also dismissed by the Additional Commissioner, Raipur Division, Raipur.

2. The indisputable facts in nutshell are that the father of the respondent No.5 Late Shri Dalganjan sold the agriculture land bearing Khasra No. 415 admeasuring 2.33 acres in Patwari Halka No. 40/39 to Shri Bharat Ram Aghariya father of the petitioners vide registered sale deed dated 22.4.1963 (Annexure P7).

3. The respondent No.4 i.e. Sub-Divisional Officer, Mahasamund issued a show cause notice under the provisions of under Section 170-B of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as "the Code, 1959") to the father of the petitioners to file his reply on or before on 24.7.1991. Before issue of show cause notice, th