R.L.Anand, J.

1. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the impugned orders, i.e., Annexure P1 dated 18.10.1978, Annexure P2 dated 21.7.1979 and Annexure P3 dated 7.8.1980 passed by the official respondents Nos. 1 and 2 and against respondents Nos. 3 to 18 private respondents.

2. It has been alleged by the petitioners that they and respondents Nos. 3 to 18 are the residents of village Kotli Ablu, Tehsil Muktsar, District Faridkot. Consolidation operations took place in the village during the year 1961-62 and parties were settled on their new holdings carved out during the consolidation operations. After the consolidation operations and upto the passing of the impugned orders no person was either aggrieved from any order or entry or went in appeal Under Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation & Prevention of Fragmentation) Act (for short the Act). Later on respondents Nos. 3 to 18 filed two petitions Under Section 42 of the Act before respondent No. 1 and the same were decided vide order dated 18.10.1978 (Annexure P1). The private respondents prayed in the said petitions that in the Jamab