JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. R. Kar, learned counsel assisted by Ms. S.G. Momin, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S. Dey, Standing Counsel G.H.A.D.C for the respondent No. 1 to 3 and Mr. K.S. Kynjing, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Ms. I.L. Mawphlang, learned counsel for the respondent No. 4.

2. The brief facts leading to this instant writ petition are as under :

The Petitioners are the members of the Mansang Kalcheng Clan and the Private Respondent No. 4 is a member of the Chambugong Wage Clan. The case of the Petitioners is that many years ago, the Daronggre II-20 (16) A’khing land was acquired by way of purchase from the Koches by the predecessors of the Petitioners and of the respondent No. 4 that is, by both the clans jointly.

Further, the case as projected is that Daronggre Akhing was since 1926, jointly represented continuously by Nokmas from the Mansang Clan, firstly by Shri. Jingran Marak and his wife Smti. Megan Sangma, till the present day, by Shri. Dipson Ch. Marak along with the petitioner, Smti. Sibillish M. Sangma. That as such, all along, both the Mansang and Chambugong Clans jointly possessed the rights of management of the said Akhing. In the year 2001, on the d