Ram Surat Ram (Maurya),J.

1. Heard Sri Javed Habib, for the petitioners and Standing Counsel, for State of U.P. and Standing Counsel for Gram Panchayat.

2. The writ petitions have been filed against the orders of Sub-Divisional Officer, dated 31.05.2006 and Additional Commissioner, dated 14.11.2008 by which it was found that the names of the petitioners were not recorded on the basis of valid patta granted by Land Management Committee in the revenue records and their names were directed to be deleted from the revenue records, in proceedings under Section 131-B of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

3. The petitioners filed applications in July 2005, before Sub-Divisional Officer for recording their names as 'bhumidhar with transferable right' over the land allotted to them. It has been stated by the petitioners that Land Management Committee of village Kalchhina, pargana Jalalabad, district Ghaziabad held a meeting on 18.05.1984 after giving notice to the villagers for allotment of Goan Sabha land and passed resolution dated 16.06.1984 for allotment of various plots of Gaon Sabha to 153 landless persons, including the pe