1. - These special appeals are directed against a common order dated 24.1.08 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the writ petitions Nos. 554/08, 555/08, 556/08 and 557/08 preferred by the appellants herein assailing the validity of a common order dated 22.10.07 passed by the Additional Collector, Barmer in the revision petitions filed by the respondent Shri Ganga Ram, have been dismissed. By order dated 22.10.07 passed by the Additional Collector which was impugned in the writ petitions, the pattas granted in favour of the appellants by the Gram Panchayat, Undoo stand cancelled.

2. The relevant facts in nutshell are that the appellant Bhiya Ram who is Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Undoo alongwith other appellants his sons Navla Ram and Mana Ram and brother Deraj Ram submitted the applications to the Gram Panchayat, Undoo for grant of the pattas in respect of the land said to be in their continuous possession for last more than 100 years. According to the appellants, the pattas of the land were issued in their favour by the Gram Panchayat after following the procedure laid down under the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996( in short "the Rules of 1996" hereinafter). H