PANKAJ BHATIA, J.

1. Heard Sri Kunwar J.P. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Arun Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioners have filed the present petition challenging the order dated 25.2.2014 passed by the Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Moradabad Region, Moradabad in Revision No. 21/2012-13 (State of U.P vs. Land Management Committee and others) whereby the revision has been allowed and the order passed by the appellate authority has been set aside.

3. The facts giving rise to the present writ petition are as under:

4. It is stated that the Land Management Committee Village Bhajanpur, now Majra Ghat, Tehsil Shahbad, District Rampur had allotted land to the petitioners on 11.6.1997 and, in this regard, a resolution was also passed in the meeting of the Gram Sabha. The said allotment dated 11.6.1997 was confirmed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Shahbad vide orders dated 10.1.1997 and 02.11.1997 and an entry was made in the khatauni/revenue records. In terms of the lease granted to the petitioners they are cultivating the land and are in possession thereof. After about 12 years i.e. on 12.1.2009 some villagers made a compl