Against the judgment and order dated 10.12.1996 passed by the Settlement Officer of Consolidation, District Varanasi in Appeal No. 233, petitioners filed a revision registering Revision No. 802 under Section 48 of the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (hereinafter referred to as, 'Act, 1953') before the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Ghazipur i.e. respondent no. 1. The aforesaid revision was allowed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation i.e. respondent no. 1 vide judgment and order dated 31.7.1997. Subsequently, respondent nos. 5 to 17 filed an application dated 25.9.1997 before respondent no. 1 in Revision No. 802 praying for recall of the order dated 31.7.1997 allegedly on the ground that the aforesaid order was ex-parte order and was passed without hearing the applicants i.e. the contesting respondents. Objections were filed by the petitioners stating that the respondents were present in the court, on 24.6.1997 on which date the respondent no. 1 had directed the parties to submit a written argument by 7.7.1997. It was also stated in the objections that the said respondents were also present in the court on 7.7.1997 when the case was fixed for orders
