1. Since common question of law and fact is involved in these two writ petitions, they are heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

{For the sake of convenience, W.P.(C) No.3139/2017 (Mohan Lal Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh and others) is taken as lead case and facts involved therein are dealt with herein-below: -}

2. The petitioner herein purchased a piece of agricultural land at Village Raipura, Distt. Raipur bearing Khasra No.644/56, area 0.011 hectare (0.3 decimal), thereafter, he made an application under Sections 109 and 110 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (for short, 'the Code') for mutation of his land in the revenue records. Learned Additional Tahsildar, Raipur, by its order dated 4-7-2017, rejected the application relying upon the memo dated 11-6-2014 issued by the State of Chhattisgarh and the circular dated 11-12-2014 issued by the Collector, Raipur, stating inter alia that the petitioner being purchaser of land less than 0.5 decimal, mutation cannot be done in his favour. Feeling aggrieved against the said order, this writ petition has been filed stating inter alia that such a rejection by the Additional Tahsildar is without juris