( 1 ) IN both these petitions, common questions of law and fact are Involved. They are also directed against the same orders passed by the authorities below in the case relating to same property (in writ Petition No. 24110 of 2001 only order dated 19. 6. 2001, passed by the Deputy Director of consolidation has been challenged while in Writ Petition No. 24875 of 2001 said order dated 19. 6. 2001, as well as order dated 12. 1. 2001, passed by the Settlement Officer, Consolidation have been challenged ). Therefore, they are being disposed of by this common judgment. Writ petition No. 24110 of 2001 shall be the leading case.

( 2 ) DISPUTE relates to Khata Nos. 118, 130, 31 and 115 of village Chandayan, district Rampur, for short the land in dispute. In the basic year,. the land in dispute was recorded in the names of the petitioners (Khata No. 118 was recorded in the name of petitioner No. 1, Khata No, 130 in the name of petitioner No. 2, Khata No. 31 in the name of petitioner No. 3 and Khata No. 115 in the name of petitioner No. 4 of the leading case ). The contesting respondents, second set, Himmat singh and others, got their names recorded on the land in dispute vide