Judgment

SUBBA RAO, J. : This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and decree of the High Court of Judicature at Nagpur confirming the judgment of the 2nd Additional District Judge, Jabalpur, in Civil Suit No. 9-A of 1942 filed by respondents 2 to 7 herein claiming to be the reversioners of the Estate of one Raja Ajit Singh. Ajit Singh was the Raja of Saliya Estate consisting of 73 villages and other property situate in Jabalpur and Saugor Districts. Ajit Singh died on January 2, 1910, leaving behind him two widows named Rani Khuman Kuar and Rani Anant Kuar and an illegitimate son named Ramraghuraj Singh. Rani Anant Kuar died in or about 1914 and Rani Khuman Kuar passed away on February 1, 1922. After the death of Raja Ajit Singh, the Estate was taken over by the Court of Wards on behalf of the widows in the year 1913 and remained in its possession till March 27, 1923. After the death of Rani Khuman Kaur, the local Government issued a notification recognizing Ramraghuraj Singh as the successor to the Estate; but, for one reason or other, the Court of Wards continued to manage the Estate on his behalf from September 23, 1923. Ramraghuraj Singh died on April 23, 19