A court has jurisdiction to review its own orders to prevent miscarriage of justice and to correct grave and palpable errors.

1. This order disposes of R.A. No. 505 of 1993 in C.W.P. No. 9089 of 1993, R.A. No. 504 of 1993 in C.W.P. No. 9520 of 1993, R.A. No. 503 of 1993 in C.W.P. No. 9521 of 1993 and R.A. No. 506 of 1993 in C.W.P. No. 9522 of 1993.

2. Smt. Harbhajan Kaur w/o Arjan Singh, Smt. Kuldip Kaur w/o Sham Singh, Dial Singh s /o Gurdev Singh and Harminder Singh s /o Daljit Singh, petitioners in C.W.P. No. 9089 of 1993, 9520 of 1993, 9521 of 1993 and 9522 of 1993, respectively (hereinafter referred to as the petitioners) sought a mandate to the State of Punjab through Financial Commissioner (Revenue) and Secretary to Government, Punjab, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chief Sales Commissioner, Ludhiana, Sub-Divisional Officer-cum-Sales Commissioner, Ludhiana and Tehsildar(Sales), Ludhiana, to transfer them the agricultural land allegedly in their possession in accordance with the press notes issued by the Punjab Government from time to time. The allegations in the writ petitions were almost identical. It was stated in the petitions that the Kanungo made a report that they were entitled to the transfer of land. Tehsildar (Sales), Ludhiana, on 26/12/1989 ordered that the Lagan be deposited and the file be put up before his successor for allotment of land / transfer under the Rules. Pursuant to the order of Tehsildar (Sales), the Lagan was deposited, but the Tehsildar (Sales) did not pass the final orders in the matter.

3. C.W.P. No. 9089 of 1993 came up for motion hearing on 30/07/1993. Mr. J. S. Virk, Advocate, appearing on behalf of the petitioner stated thus:-

"The petitioner has submitted an application for conferment of the proprietary rights. That application remains undecided." In the light of this statement, notice of motion returnable for 6/09/1993 was ordered to be issued and it was directed that status quo regarding possession be maintained in the meanwhile.

4. C.W.P. Nos. 9520, 9521 and 9522 of 1993 came up for motion hearing on 12/08/1993, and on the representation of Shri J.S.Virk, Advocate, appearing for the petitioners, the following order was passed:-

"Notice of motion for 6-9-1993. To come up with CWP No. 9089 of 1993. Status quo regarding Possession be maintained meanwhile."

Mr. G. S. Cheema, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, appeared for the respondents on September 6, l993, and on his request the writ petition were adjourned to 28/09/1993. On that date, these writ petitions were disposed of with the following observations :-

"This judgment disposes of Civil Writ Petitions Nos. 9089, 9520, 9521 and 9522 of 1993. The petitioners have sought a mandate to the respondents to consider their claim for allotment of surplus rural evacuee agricultural land in accordance with the policy decision taken by the State Government vide Press Note (I) dt. Sept. 4, 1974 and subsequent Press Notes issued by the State Government in this behalf. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the Assistant Advocate General (Punjab) appearing for the respondents. We think it appropriate not to go on the merit of the contentions raised in the petition. It will meet the ends of justice if a direction is issued to respondent No. 3 to examine the claim of the petitioners for transfer of surplus rural evacuee agricultural land in terms of Press Note (I), dt. Sept. 4, 1974 and the subsequent Press Notes issued by the State Government in this behalf within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Till the final decision by respondent No. 3, if the petitioners are in possession of the land for which a claim has been made for transfer in terms of the Press Notes, they will not be dispossessed therefrom till their claim for transfer of surplus evacuee agricultural land is disposed of."

5. The present applications seeking review of our orders dt. Sept. 28, 1993 passed in the writ petitions were moved on Nov. 23. 1993. These came up for motion hearing on Nov. 26, 1993 and the following order was passed :

"Mr. P. K. Palli, Sr. Ad