In the order under appeal, the Learned Single Judge noted that the appellant-writ petitioner and 80 others had submitted an application stating that they had purchased the lands mentioned against their names, situated at Bachupalli village, under agreements of sale dated 28.06.1955 and 04.12.1972 from the original owners, and had sought regularisation thereof; the lands, sought to be regularised, were recorded as ‘Kharij Khata’ in respect of some survey numbers, and patta in respect of some others; on verification of the records, the Tahsildar had passed an order on 06.06.1996 regularising the unregistered sale deeds under Section 5-A of the Record of Rights and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 in respect of an extent of Ac.379.04 guntas of land situated in Survey Nos.101, 187 to 207, 209, 223, 257, 258, 281 and 282 of Bachupalli village, Qutbullapur Mandal; the said survey numbers, originally, formed part of Survey No.103 and, during re-survey, the new survey numbers 515 and 516 were allotted; after re-survey, and while issuing a supplementary sethwar, it was noticed that there was excess land, of Ac.35.00 guntas, in the possession of the purchasers who had purchased land from the original land owners; the excess area came to light on the application dated 31.12.1996 submitted by the original owners Sri Hashim Ali and others, and consequent to the letter dated 13.07.1998 addressed by the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records to the Mandal Revenue Officer, Quthbullapur Mandal; this excess area was allotted Sy. No.515 for an extent of Ac.18.00, and Sy. No.516 for an extent of Ac.17.00 cts; the Tahsildar passed orders
