( 1 ) THIS writ petition challenges an order dated 13. 8. 1992 passed by the financial Commissioner as well as an order dated 5. 6. 1992 passed by the additional Collector, Delhi allowing the appeal filed by the respondent No. 3 jaipal Singh under Section 185 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (DLRA) and setting aside an order dated 16. 8. 1989 passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)/revenue Assistant (RA ). The finding returned by the Additional Collector, as affirmed by the Financial Commissioner, was that the respondent No. 3 was in physical and cultivatory possession of land bearing kila No. 16/22, 23, 24, 21/22, 4 and 5/19/2 in village Jhatikara, Delhi ('the land in question') and was in possession thereof even prior to its sale in favour of the petitioners herein and that respondent No. 3 was therefore entitled to the grant of bhumidari rights in respect the land in question. Background facts

( 2 ) THE facts leading to the filing of this writ petition are that smt. Kalawati wife of Shri Khacheru was the owner of 372 bighas of agricultural land in village Jhatikara. She had two daughters " Smt. Parmeshwari and Smt. Ramanand. Smt. Parmeshwari had two s