JUDGMENT :

S.S. Sundar, J.

All these three Writ Appeals are connected with each other and they arise out of the common order passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court on 07.04.2011 in W.P.Nos.12613 and 24522 of 2001.

2. The appellants 1 to 6 in W.A.No.1314 of 2011 are the petitioners in W.P.No.24522 of 2001. The deceased second petitioner in W.P.No.24522 of 2001, who is the 2nd appellant, is shown as dead in the cause title even in the Writ Appeal in W.A.No.1314 of 2011. The legal heirs of 1st appellant were brought on record as appellants 7 to 10 during pendency of appeal.

3. The appellants in W.A.No.844 of 2011 are the petitioners 10 and 21 in W.P.No.12613 of 2001.

4. The appellant in W.A.No.845 of 2011 is the 1st petitioner in WP.No.12613/2001. He died during the pendency of the appeal and his legal representatives were impleaded as the appellants 2 to 4 by the order of this Court in C.M.P.No.16416 of 2022, dated 14.11.2022.

5. The appellants (respective writ petitioners) along with others, filed two Writ Petitions in WP.Nos.12613 and 24522/2001 challenging the order passed by the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chennai, dated 14.05.2001. The further prayer in WP.No.24522/20