JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioners have invoked extraordinary writ jurisdiction vested in this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to call in question an order dated 17th October, 2018, passed by the J&K Special Tribunal [“the Tribunal”] in a revision petition titled “Abdul Rehman Lone vs. Shri Piyare Lal Raina and others” whereby the Tribunal has dismissed the revision petition filed by the petitioners and upheld the order dated 3rd October, 2017 passed by learned Additional Deputy Commissioner (Commissioner Agrarian Reforms), Anantnag.

2. Before adverting to the grounds of challenge urged by learned counsel for the petitioners to assail the impugned order, it would be necessary to give brief resume of the factual antecedents leading to the filing of the instant petition.

3. The land, which is subject matter of entire controversy, measures 01 kanal and 07 marlas falling under Survey No.389 Khewat No.2 and Khata No.2 situate at Village Kharman. As per Jamabandi of 1971-72, the subject land was recorded in the ownership of Niranjan Nath S/o Haldar and Jia Lal S/o Sona Nath (Khud Kasht Jia Lal Hissadar). After the death of Niranjan Nath and Jia Lal Raina, the subject prop