S.S.Saron, J.

1. The petitioners by way of the present petition seek quashing of the order dated 12.6.2009 (Annexure-P.8) passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra (respondent No. 1).

2. The case of the petitioners is that they are descendants and successors-in-interest of the original allottees of land situated in the revenue estate of Village Karah, Tehsil Pehowa, District Kurukshetra. The names of predecessors-in-interest, it is submitted, are as per Jamabandi for the year 1956-57. The ancestors and predecessors-in-interest of the petitioners were settled in Village Karah from their village in Amritsar District. This was done in implementation of the Government of India policy of "Grow More Food Campaign". It is submitted that vast areas of shamlat lands were under wild forests on account of untamed waters of rivers Tangri and Markanda which used to stagnate in the land for months. Village Karah also had vast shamlat lands on which flood water of seasonal rivers/rivulets, namely, Tangri and Markanda stagnated for months on end. The shamlat land was not cultivated by any proprietor/proprietors of the village because it was barren; besides, it was infested with wild b