Anant S. Dave J.—Rule. Learned Counsel appearing for respective respondents waive service of Rule. At the request of the Learned Counsel appearing for the parties, this group of four Special Civil Applications is taken up for final hearing.

2. These four petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India are directed against the order dated 15.5.2009 passed by the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Vadodara, below applications Exh. 30 and Exh 47 in Special Civil Suit No. 391 of 2001; applications Exh. 26 and Exh 43 in Special Civil Suit No. 392 of 2001; applications Exh. 25 and Exh 42 in Special Civil Suit No. 393 of 2001; and applications Exh. 25 and Exh 41 in Special Civil Suit No. 394 of 2001. The petitioners are original defendant Nos. 2 to 7; Respondent Nos. 1 to 8 are original plaintiffs and Respondent No. 9 is original defendant No. 1, in all four suits being Special Civil Suit Nos. 391 to 394 of 2001.

3. The issue involved in this group of petitions revolves round the non-irrigated agricultural lands being plot No. 4, admeasuring 2 Hectares 7 Are 9 Sq.meters being 1/4th part of Revenue Survey No. 707 admeasuring 8 Hectares 31 Gunthas 63 Sq.meters [f