Mahesh Grover, J.

1 The plaintiffs are in second appeal. They had filed a suit alleging that the orders dated 11.2.1982 and 21.6.1982 of the Prescribed Authority, Panipat and the Collector, Karnal treating the land in question as part of the compensation pool under the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 (for short, -the 1972 Act-) are illegal, void and without jurisdiction. It was pleaded that the land in dispute originally belonged to one Shiv Charan Dass son of Shri Chhaju Ram, who transferred the same before the consolidation proceedings were effected in the village to Har Chand son of Makhan and few others vide sale deed dated 8.5.1964 for a sum of Rs. 7000/-. The mutation was also sanctioned. The land in question was subsequently allotted to the vendees in view of the land purchased. Har Chand son of Makhan etc. sold away a part of this land in favour of Diwan Chand son of Gokal Chand vide sale deed dated 8.7.1964. Lakhi son of Har Chand and others also sold away the remaining land vide sale deed dated 9.7.1964 in favour of Diwan Chand son of Gokal Chand. The remaining vendees, i.e., Achhpal and others, sold their shares of land in favour of Bhagwan Dass vide s