1. - The facts, simple enough as they are, have been complicated by the voluminous record built up by the petitioners. Shorn of all unnecessary detail, the relevant facts are these. The petitioners, (Ram Pratap, Kewal Chand, Padam Kumar and Mabaveer Prasad), claimed themselves as Khatedar tenants of the land situated in villages Gamach (308 Bighas 9 Biswas) and Bhawanipura (46 Bighas 10 Biswas) on the ground that they had succeeded over the land inherited by Dhanna and Laxmi Narain on the death of one, Shri Onkar. According to the petitioners, on the death of Dhanna Lal, the parties partitioned co-parcenary joint family property and the mutation was attested before 1-4-1966 by giving effect also co the Jamabandi of S.Ys 2020 to 2023. In ceiling proceedings initiated against the petitioners for their lands, the orders were passed by the respondents Nos. 2 to 4 which are being challenged through this writ petition praying therein for setting aside the orders dated 17-11-1976 (Ann-D) of the Board of Revenue (respondent No. 2); dated 25 8-1977 (Ann-E) along with Ann. B dated 9th June, 1975 of the Revenue Appellate Authority (respondent No. 3), and dated 29-1-1972 (Ann. A) of t