JUDGMENT

Biswanath Rath, J. - This writ petition involves the following prayer:

'Under these circumstances the petitioners pray that your Lordships would be graciously pleased to admit this writ petition, call for the records from the Courts below and after hearing;

i) issue Rule NISI in the nature of a writ of mandamus and/or any other writ commanding the Opp. Parties to show cause as to why the order passed by the Consolidation Officer, Gop-Kakatpur as per Annexure- 5 and that of the Commissioner, Consolidation, Bhubaneswar as per Annexure-7 shall not be quashed;

ii) If the Opp. Parties fail to show cause or show insufficient cause the said rule be made absolute against them by quashing Annexures-5 and 7;

iii) Any other writ/writs, order/orders, direction/ directions which would be deemed fit and proper in the present facts and circumstances of the case be also issued/passed;

iv) Cost of the writ application be awarded in favour of the petitioners;

v) Any other relief/reliefs to which the petitioners are found entitled be also passed in their favour; And for this act of kindness the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.'

2. Undisputedly, the impugned order involved in four