JUDGMENT :

J.B. Pardiwala, J.

The appellants - original writ petitioners have preferred this Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent, challenging the legality, validity and propriety of the judgment and order dated 28th June 2010 passed by the learned Single Judge in Special Civil Application No.6168/2010, whereby the learned Single Judge rejected the writ petition on the ground of locus standi of the appellants herein to invoke the writ jurisdiction of the Court.

2. Facts relevant for the purpose of deciding the present Appeal can be summarised as under:

(1) Appellants are the original owners of the disputed land in question.

(2) Appellants sold the said land by way of registered sale deed in favour of respondent nos.4 and 5 dated 31st May 1990.

(3) After the said transfer, the names of respondent nos.4 and 5 were mutated in the revenue record. Entry also came to be certified.

(4) Record reveals that thereafter, respondent nos.4 and 5 transferred the said land in favour of respondent nos.6 to 12 by registered sale deed dated 2nd May 1994. After the said transaction, names of respondent nos.6 to 12 were mutated in the revenue record.

(5) It appears that after a period of about 8 years