MUKTA GUPTA, J.

1. In the writ petitions filed by the 13 appellants, they inter alia prayed for directions to the respondents to place on record the policy prohibiting the sale of coal in Delhi, setting aside of Circular/Policy dated July 06, 2011, setting aside Resolution No.874 dated March 16, 2011 and Resolution No.10 dated May 27, 2011 and setting aside order dated November 16, 2011. Vide order dated November 16, 2011 the tehbazari rights of the appellants were cancelled and the properties in question were to be retrieved from the allottees/successors or occupiers and handed over to R.P.Cell, MCD pursuant to the show cause notices dated November 11, 2011. In LPA No.621/2015 there is an additional prayer of quashing the notice dated May 23, 2012 whereby the appellant was directed to remove the structure from the site and handover the possession to the respondent.

2. Broadly the averments in the writ petitions filed by the appellants and the counter affidavits by the respondents are:

Writ No.	LPA No.	Status of acquiring the property
3749/2012	542/2015	The father of the appellant Late Nand Lal Narula migrated from Pakistan after partition and settled in India.  He was carrying on the coal business from the property in question somewhere in 1952.  The respondent started charging tehbazari fee for occupation of property in question in 1957. The Public Distribution System was implemented 1971. In the counter affidavit the above noted contents are stated to be matter of record though migration to India is denied for want of knowledge.
3741/2012	575/2015	The father of the appellant Late Ram Lubaiya came to India somewhere in 1947 after partition and started the coal business.  He started paying the tehbazari fee in respect of property in question from 1967.  However, prior to 1967, no charges were collected from the deceased.  After the death, the wife of deceased started the coal business along with the appellant. In the counter affidavit the above noted contents are denied for want of knowledge.
3486/2012	579/2015	The appellant and his family after partition in 1947 migrated to India as refugee.  The father of appellant occupied the property at Tihar Gaon in 1950 and started doing the coal business. Thereafter the appellant’s father was evicted from the said area and granted the possession of the property in question.  He was granted the tehbazari rights in 1970. In the counter affidavit the above noted contents are denied for want of knowledge.
3747/2012	581/2015	The father of the appellant migrated from Pakistan after partition and settled in India. Appellant’s grandfather was doing the coal business from Tilak Nagar somewhere in 1963.  In 1973 the appellant’s father carried out the business in his name and thereafter he was shifted to the property in question and paid tehbazari fees. In the counter affidavit the above noted contents are stated to be matter of record.
3739/2012	592/2015	The Appellant’s father was running the coal business with his partner Harbans Lal who was the allottee of tehbazari in 1970.  The partnership came to an end on June 21, 1982.  After that, the appellant was doing coal business with his father.   In the counter affidavit the above noted contents are stated to be wrong and denied except the tehbazari right granted in favour of Harbans Lal. The contents with respect to dissolution of partnership are denied for want of knowledge.
3485/2012	593/2015	The Appellant’s family migrated to India after partition in 1947.  The appellant’s father acquired the property in question and started the coal business from property in q