JUDGMENT

L. MOHAPATRA, J. — The petitioners in this Writ Petition question the legality of the order passed by the Addl.Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar dated 22.6.2010 under Annexure-7.

2.The petitioner are the legal heirs of late Ladukishore Pradhan. The said Ladukishore was serving in Indian Army. During his life time, he submitted an application before the Tahsildar - opposite party No.3 for allotment of Ac.5.000 decimals of agricultural land under the Government Grants Act, 1895 and in terms of the Revenue Department letter No.29827 dated 25.6.1990. The then Tahasildar registered the application as W.L. Lease Case Nos.167 and 474 of 1966-67. After due enquiry and following the due procedure an area of Ac.2.650 decimals was sanctioned in his favour from Sabik Plot No.784 under Khata No.245 of Mouza - Sampur for settlement. Earlier also an area of Ac.2.350 decimals of land was sanctioned in favour of said Ladukishore from Sabik Plot No.75/2007 under Khata No.666 (575/134) of Mouza - Patrapada by the same Tahasildar vide order dated 13.5.1967 in W.L. Lease Case No.474 of 1966-67 making it a total of Ac.5.000 decimals of land. Though after such settlement ‘patta’ had not been issued in favou