JUDGMENT :

VINEET KOTHARI, J.

1. These two Intra Court Letters Patent Appeals are directed against the common order of the learned Single Judge (Coram : Bela M. Trivedi, J.), dismissing the Special Civil Application No.3776 of 1997 (Dineshkumar Jagubhai Patel & Others v. State of Gujarat & Others) and Special Civil Application No.2612 of 1997 (Jagubhai Dayabhai Patel & Others v. Competent Authority & Additional Collector) . The matter arises under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 ('the ULC Act' for short) and though we, prima facie, found the controversy to be covered by our decision in the case of Heirs of Deceased Jethabhai Ishwarbhai v. State of Gujarat & Others rendered in Letters Patent Appeal No.405 of 2017, dated 22.1.2021, Mr.Dhaval C. Dave, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Appellants – Petitioners, urged and took almost entire day of hearing for taking us through a complex matrix of facts and Documents with their widespread litigative history of the present case, pertaining to the land admeasuring 36,827 Sq. Mtrs. declared as excess or surplus land under the provisions of the ULC Act which, according to the said enactment, would ves