Ashok Bhushan, J.—The challenge in these writ petitions is to the action of the Sub-Divisional Officer by which the asami leases in favour of the petitioners have been cancelled and the names were also expunged from revenue records. All the cases raise similar question, hence are being decided by this common judgment.

2. Counter and rejoinder-affidavits have been exchanged between the parties and with the consent of the parties, the writ petitions are being finally decided.

3. Heard Sri A. P. Tiwari, Sri S. B. Singh, Sri. S. K. Shukla, Sri P. K. Tyagi, Smt. Archana Tyagi for the petitioners and Sri N. P. Pandey learned standing counsel appearing for the State.

4. For deciding all these writ petitions, it is sufficient to note facts of Writ Petition No. 15880 of 2004 and Writ Petition No. 18126 of 2004.

5. Writ Petition No. 15880 of 2004 has been filed by the petitioner praying for quashing the orders dated 28th August, 1998 and 29th September, 1998. Order dated 28th August, 1998 is a letter written by Additional Collector (Administration) to the Sub-Divisional Officer requesting him to cancel all irregular entries. The letter states that Collector has directed for expu