(1.) THIS Is the plaintiffs second appeal directed against the judgment and decree passed by the first appellate court where under allowing the appeal and setting aside the decree passed by the trial court, the suit filed by the appellant had been dismissed.
(2.) I have heard the learned counsel for the plaintiff-appellant as well as the learned counsel representing the contesting respondent and have carefully perused the record.
(3.) THE plaintiff had examined himself as PW-1 disclosing his age to be 60-70 years and Chandrabhan Singh as PW-2. Defendant No. 1 had examined himself as DW-1 and Dr. S. K. Mallik as DW-2 as well as Sri Parmanand as DW-3, and Tej Narain as DW-4. A certified copy of the adoption deed executed and registered on 21.1.75 Is also on the record which contained a recital showing that the alleged adoption had taken place on 20.1.75.