Hrishikesh Roy, J.

Heard Sri. Sandesh Raja, learned Special Government Pleader Forest, representing the Appellants. Sri. Deepu Thankan, the learned counsel is appearing for the respondents 1 to 22 in W.A. No. 761 of 2019 who are the petitioners in W.P.(C) No. 30472 of 2018. The respondent No. 1 in W.A. No. 1395 of 2019 [writ petitioner in W.P. (C) No. 32190 of 2018] is represented by the learned advocate Sri. M. A. Abdul Hakkim. The respondent Nos. 25 and 26 in W.A. No. 761 of 2019 are represented by the learned counsel Sri. P. T. Govindan. Sri. Imam G. Karat, the learned counsel appears for the respondent No. 23 in W.A. No. 761 of 2019.

2. These Appeals are preferred by the Principal Chief Conservator [Forest Land and Resources] and the State of Kerala, to challenge the common judgment dated 08.10.2010 in W.P.(C) Nos. 30472 and 32190 of 2018. The Writ Petition No. 30472 of 2018 was filed by 22 land owners whereas the Writ Petition No. 32190 of 2018 was filed by one Methew Sebastine. They are carrying on the agricultural activities within the Chokkodu Grama Panchayath area, in the Malappuram district. To irrigate their agricultural land, the land owners had installed pipes