JUDGMENT

Harsh Bunger, J. - Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking quashing of order dated 24.11.2014 (Annexure P-8) passed by the learned District Collector, Fatehabad in exercise of its power under Section 21(4) of the East Punjab Holding (Consolidation and prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948 (as applicable to the State of Haryana), (here-in-after referred to as 'the Consolidation Act') whereby, order dated 02.12.2005 (Annexure P-7) passed by the learned District Revenue Officer, Panipat has been set aside and order dated 17.11.2004 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Consolidation Officer, Hisar has been upheld.

2. It is the contention of the petitioners that private respondents were big land owners and their land was declared surplus by the prescribed authority vide order dated 12.02.1981 (Annexure P-1) and land in dispute comprised in Rect. No.177, Killa no.24/1 (6-12) had come under possession of fore-fathers of the petitioners. It is contended that if land in question is entered into the name of Ishwar Dass etc., then their land will become 432+06K 12M=438K and 12M, which is not permissible as per law.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that private responden