Khanwilkar, C.J. -- 1. This common judgment will dispose of all the three writ petitions as overlapping issues have been raised in these matters.

2. Writ Petition No.7707/2012 is filed on 15.5.2012, as public interest litigation praying for the following reliefs :

“(i) to direct the respondents to produce the entire record relating to impugned exchange of land for kind perusal of Hon’ble Court;

(ii) to issue a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing impugned orders in Annexures P-1 (dated 1.1.2011) and P-2 (dated 5.1.2011);

(iii) to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents to forth with restore the use of land in question as Grass Land (Gouthan) in the revenue records;

(iv) Any other writ/direction or order which this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case may also be granted;

(v) Costs of the petition may kindly be allowed.”

3. The reliefs claimed in Writ Petition No.19318/2012 filed on 8.11.2012 by the Gram Panchayat Padua, read thus :

“(i) This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ to set aside the impugned order dated 4.9.2012 (Annexure P-14).

(ii) This Hon’ble Court may kindly be