PARESH UPADHYAY, J.

1.1 These appeals, under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, are directed against the common judgment and order passed by learned Single Judge dated 23.8.2006 in Special Civil Applications No. 3134/2001 and 13380/2006, whereby, both the petitions are dismissed with costs. Learned Single Judge, while dismissing the petitions, which were filed invoking Article 226 of the Constitution, has also observed that both the petitions were filed with a view to extract undue benefits by abusing the process of law. The present appellants are original petitioners.

1.2 Before learned Single Judge, challenge was made to the order passed by the Government dated 7.12.2000, whereby the sale of land, made by the appellants of LPA No: 1875/2007, in the year 1981 is held to be legal and valid. It is pertinent to note that it is the sellers of the land, who are challenging the order of the Government, whereby, the sale-deed dated 6.7.1981, jointly executed by them and their father (since deceased), is held to be legal and valid.

1.3 It is required to be noted that the land in question is more than 60,000 sq.mtrs. It is on the outskirts of Ahmedabad City and now within the limits of