1. - These 26 are writ, petitions where in orders passed by he Sub-Divisional Officer, Sojat, (respondent No. 3) dated 18.9.75 and the Revenue Appellate Authority, Jodhpur (respondent No. 5). dated 26.3.76 in ceiling proceedings in relation to the lands held and transferred by respondent No. 4 in favour of the petitioners, have been sought to be quashed.

2. The petitioners have averred in their writ petitions that they are agriculturists domiciled in Rajasthan within the definition of the term as given in explanation to Section 30DD of Chapter III of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") They are permanently residing In Rajasthan since birth and earn their livelihood wholly from agriculture and cultivate their lands by their own labour and the labour of the members of their family They being landless cultivators as defined in the Act purchased Agricultural lands described in para 2 of the writ petitions not exceeding 30 acres from respondent No. 4. Except in four writ petitions, in all the other writ petitions, the lands are said to have been purchased on 28.3.61. In writ petitions Nos. 1462/76, 1572/76, 1590/76 and 1600/76. the dates of pur