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The petitioners have filed this writ petition in public interest, assailing the Government Order dated 09/02/2012, a copy of which is produced at Annexure-L.

2. It is the case of the petitioners that land bearing Sy.No.124 ad-measuring 36 cents at Attavara Village of Mangalore Town, is a Government land and is classified as 'paramboke land' in the revenue records. That in respect of the said land, Original Suit No.30/2000 was filed by respondent No.3 seeking a declaration that he is the absolute owner of the land and an order to restrain the Government Officers from making any alterations in the revenue records pertaining to the said land. The said suit was decreed. Against which the respondent-authorities had filed R.A.No.6/2009 before the I Addl. District Judge, Dakshina Kannada at Mangalore. The said Regular Appeal was dismissed. Thereafter, the State Government initially took a decision to file an appeal against the said judgment and decree passed in the Regular Appeal. However, subsequently it appears that the matter was re-examined by the Government and it was decided not to file an appeal. As a consequence, the earlier order dated 30/08/2010, which was to file an appeal against the judgment and decree passed in R.A.No.6/2009 was withdrawn by the impugned order dated 09/02/2012. The grievance of the petitioners is that on account of the impugned order dated 09/02/2012, by which the Government has decided not to file an appeal against the judgment and decree passed in R.A.No.6/2009, the judgment and decree passed in O.S.No.30/2009 and R.A.No.6/2009 would attain finality and as a result, Government 'Paramboke land' would come to the ownership of the third respondent herein.