Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in India

I purchased a land in the year 2000 from the legal heirs of the recorded stitiban tenant. The land got recorded in stitiban status in the name of the recorded tenant i n the Survey and Settlement proceeding in the year 1985. The Settlement proceeding was found to have been initiated in the year 1983 on the application of the recorded tenant with his forged signature after his death in the year 1980.This fact is now alleged to have been detected by the Govt in the year 2012 after a long gap of 27 years from the date of recording of the tenant's name in the R.O.R.. The Govt now claims the land as Govt land and holds me responsible for all such past forgery although I purchased the land only 12 years ago when my age was 29 years.Whatever may be the initiation of the case, the State Govt at that time had duly contested the case and the order was pronounced in the open Court in favour of the tenant and the Govt has not preferred a Appeal till now.Will the petitioner's right over the land vanish just because the judicial proceeding was initiated on his forged signature ? Are there any citations, judgements etc of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and High Court protecting the right ,title and interests of the tenants as well as the purchasers in such a case? Please help Since the Govt has already intimated me to start criminal proceedings in my name.

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