The petitioners are aggrieved by the impugned decision of the 1st respondent Tahsildar rendered as per Ext.P-15 proceedings dated 5.12.2017, whereby their respective requests for mutation of the respective properties obtained by them, through the respective gift deeds have been rejected. The prayers in this Writ Petition (Civil) are as follows:

“(i) issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or direction quashing the original of Ext.P-15.

(ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the 1st respondent to receive Land Tax after transfer of registry for the property of the writ petitioners and;

(iii) issue such other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to grant.”

2. Heard Sri.B.Krishnan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri.Saigi Jacob Palatty, learned Senior Govt. Pleader appearing for the respondents.

3. The petitioners are donees in gift deeds as per Exts.P1, P-3, P-5 P-7, P-9 and P-13 all of which have been executed and registered on 11.5.2015 before the SRO, Payyoli. The gift deeds are executed by Meenakshi Amma and Narayani Amma, to whom the petitioners' properties belong, it is state