JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. N.Ashwani Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants.

2. Mr. Harender Pershad, learned Special Government Pleader and Dr. Juttukonda Vijaya Laxmi, learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) for the respondents.

3. This intra Court appeal has been preferred against the order dated 13.08.2008 passed in W.P. No.9672 of 2003 by the learned Single Judge.

4. The appellants and the respondents herein are the writ petitioners and the respondents, respectively, in the writ petition.

5. The appellants/petitioners filed the W.P. No.9672 of 2003 seeking to quash the order of the 2nd respondent, Revenue Divisional Officer, in F.No.Rc.B1/1144/2000, dated 12.11.2001 and to direct the respondents to assign/issue pattas to the petitioners – ex-servicemen for the land in Survey No.303, 663, 651, 348, 347 and 349 of Jawaharnagar village/Malkaram, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy district and direct the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the said land.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE:

6. The petitioners, who served the Indian Army, retired from the service between 1946 and 1976. All of them are domiciled in Andhra Pradesh and have been dra