Rameshwar Singh Malik, J.

Present writ petition is directed against the order dated 22.7.2015 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Financial Commissioner (Revenue), Punjab-respondent no.2, whereby claim of the petitioners, being vendees of original big land-owners was declined to be protected, as the petitioners were not found bonafide purchasers, because they purchased the land much after it had already been declared surplus in the hands of their vendors.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners.

3. Placing reliance on three judgments of this court in Hanuman Vs. Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Punjab, 1997 (1) RCR (Civil) 496, Surinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab through Secretary to Govt., Revenue Deptt., Punjab, Chandigarh and others, 2004 (2) RCR (Civil) 724 and Paramjit Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others, 2015 (7) RCR (Civil) 706, besides placing reliance on Full Bench judgment of this court in Sardara Singh and others Vs. Financial Commissioner and others, 2008 (2) RCR (Civil) 744, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the petitioners were vendees of Gurmeet Singh, who purchased the land from original land owner Pritpal Singh and possession fr