All the four Writ Petitions are filed praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for records relating to the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Salem in R.Dis.No.8741/2002/B2 dated 30.3.2003 and quash the same.

2. All the above four writ petitions have been filed seeking same relief, and therefore, are taken together and disposed of by this common order.

3. W.P.Nos.44556 to 44558 of 2006:- These three writ petitions are filed by M/s.N.Premakumari, M.Balachandran and K.S.A.Mohammed Sheriff aggrieved by the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Salem, in R.Dis.No.8741/2002/B2 dated 30.3.2003 whereby the competent authority cancelled the Ryotwari Patta issued in favour of one Abdul Rasheed in respect of the land in Survey Nos.145, 159 and 222 measuring 6.19 acres situate in Kumarasamipatti Revenue village, Salem Taluk. He also ordered resumption of the land and vested it with the Wakf Board. The petitioner in each one of the cases claims that the legal heirs of Abdul Rasheed, who was rendering Khazi Service, have executed power of attorney in favour of one Viswanathan, who sold the property to third party and the property as indicated below is now in