ORDER

1. On special leave being granted by this Court, this appeal has been registered. The dispute arises out of a consolidation proceeding. The appellant claimed entry in respect of khatas in question which admittedly belonged to Udit, on the basis of a registered deed of adoption dated 27-6-1972. That claim was resisted by the respondent Sita Ram who is admittedly the son of the daughter of Udit. The Settlement Officer, Consolidation accepted the claim of the appellant. On revision being filed, the Deputy Director of Consolidation on consideration of the materials on record came to the conclusion that although the deed of adoption had been executed, but in fact, the appellant had not been adopted by Udit. The Deputy Director, in support of the aforesaid finding, referred to the evidence on record including the evidence of Tulsi who is the nephew of Udit. Tulsi denied that any adoption had taken place. The Deputy Director also pointed out that in the deed of adoption it had been stated that Udit had no issue whereas, in fact, Udit had a daughter who predeceased him and the aforesaid Sita Ram is the son of the said daughter. The finding recorded by the Deputy Director has been aff