The petitioners have addressed their challenge to order dated 21st November, 1996 passed by Deputy Collector, Rajkot, whereby the Deputy Collector allowed appeal under Rule 108(5) of Gujarat Land Revenue Rules of respondent No.4-Gopalnagar Cooperative Housing Society Limited and directed cancellation of order dated 7th June, 1964 of Mamlatdar, Rajkot mutating Entries Nos. 2679, 2680 and 2681 dated 18th April, 1964. Those entries were mutated in the name of the petitioners in respect of land bearing Survey No. 266 admeasuring 22 Acres and 17 Gunthas.

2. The aforesaid land belonged to respondent No.4 society which was purchased by the society in the year 1959. As per the case of the petitioners, the society remained defunct, and the general body of the society resolved on 15th April, 1964 to sell the land to the petitioners. By three different sale deeds dated 6th August, 1964, 19th January, 1967 and 31st August, 1968 in the name of petitioner No.1-Dudhiben and petitioner No.2-Bava Kesha, the property came to be sold. Thereupon on 18th April, 1964, three Entries Nos. 2679, 2680 and 2681 came to be mutated. According to the petitioners, the land was sold to them by one Jagann