ORDER :

1. Heard Sri. K. Manik Prabhu learned counsel for petitioners, Sri. A. Venkatesh learned counsel for respondents 3 to 5 and learned Government Pleader for respondents 1, 2, 11 and 12.

2. According to petitioners, their father and brothers of his father jointly purchased land to an extent of Ac. 6.25 guntas in Survey No. 34, Kunuru village of Bhongir mandal, Nalgonda district by way of sada sale-deed dated 26.6.1979 from Mulle Rajeshwar and Kalakuntla Venkata Narsaiah for a valid sale consideration and in pursuant thereof, possession was vested in them. In the family partition between brothers, land to an extent of Ac. 3.05 guntas fell to the share of father of petitioners and land to an extent of Ac. 3.20 guntas fell to the share of brothers of father of petitioners i.e. Saloman. After death of their father, the property devolved upon them and after death of Soloman, his share of property devolved upon respondents 7 to 10. Under Section 5-A of The Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short the Act, 1971), they applied for validation of sada sale-deed. By following the procedure as required by the Act, 1971 and Rules made thereunder, the sada sale-de