RAJ NARAIN Vs. RAMA DEVI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri A.N.Bhargava, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. Although the list of old cases has been revised. None appears on behalf of the private respondents.

(2.) BY means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 31.01.1974 passed by the Consolidation Officer, Sarnath, District Varanasi in Case No. 170, 171 and 655 (Ram Ji Vs. Raj Narain) under Section 9 (2) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act as also the order dated 06.11.1975 passed in Appeal No. 104 (Smt. Rama Devi Vs. Raj Narain and others) alongwith connected appeals by the Settlement Officer, Consolidation, Varanasi and also the order dated 14.09.1976 passed in Revision No. 1754/930 (Raj Narain Vs. Smt. Rama Devi) and other connected Revision No. 1755/931 (Raj Narain Vs. Rama Devi and others) and Revision No. 1889/1053 (Rama Devi Vs. Raj Narain and others) by the Deputy Director, Consolidation, Varanasi.

(3.) THE Consolidation Officer while deciding the dispute relating to Khata No. 59, 6 and 8 of village Barji rejected the objection of Rama Devi and determined the shares of Raj Narain, Ghurahu, Ram Naresh, Bala Prasad, Vinayak and Bechan in view of succession in accordance with the pedigree. He decided the issue as to whether Rama Devi is heir of Smt. Charitra from Baijnath and held against her.