I.S.TIWANA, J.:-

1. Learned counsel for the parties are agreed that the facts stated and contentions raised in this petition are fairly representative of the facts and contentions raised in the 40 connected civil writ petitions, Nos. 7662, 8550, 9856, 9905, 10032, 11822 of 1988; 1506, 4733, 5131, 8021, 15841, 10327, 15081, 15090 to 15093, 15447 to 15449, 16047, 16206, 16208, 16802 of 1989; and 142 to 144, 262, 274, 1560, 1728, 1729, 2844, 4012, 4013, 4358, 4390, 4543, 4153 and 5996 of 1990, and these deserve to meet the same fate as of this petition. Facts are as follows:-

The petitioners agreed to purchase 2 1/2 acres of land, situated in village Kahangarh Bhutana, Tehsil Samana, District Patiala, from Rupinderjit Singh son of Inder Singh, for a sum of Rs. 50,000.00 and for the said purpose the requisite non-judicial stamp papers were purchased by them on Aug. 10, 1988. The sale deed, however, could not be executed and registered in view of the fact that on the same day instructions styled as andguidelinesand dt. Aug. 4, 1988 were received by the Sub-Registrar (Tehsildar), Samana from the Collector (Deputy Commissioner-cum-Registrar), Patiala, laying down the floor or the