JUDGMENT :

DINESH PATHAK, J.

1. In this batch of cases, common question of fact and law are involved qua post order opportunity of hearing to the persons adversely affected due to the impugned orders passed ex-parte, as the principles of natural justice and fair play has been violated.

2. The grievance of the petitioners is that they have been deprived of from their valuable right, title and interest over the land in question by the order under challenge passed behind their back sans opportunity of hearing accorded to them.

3. The Writ Petition (B) No. 2093 of 2021 (Fakira and Others vs. State of U.P. and Others) is treated as a leading file in the batch of the cases as captioned above and accordingly, remaining cases are being decided.

4. It is apposite to mention that all writ petitions relate to the land in question situated in village Mustafapur, Thakurdwara, Moradabad. Order dated 19.10.2016 passed by the Consolidation Officer, under challenge, is common in all the writ petitions. Apart from that, in some of the writ petitions i.e. Writ Petition Nos. 1734 of 2021, 2094 of 2021, 2181 of 2021, 310 of 2021 order dated 23.12.2020 and in Writ Petition No. 2394 of 2021 order dated 23.11.