Judgment

Ranjan Gogoi, J.

1. The suit property comprises of land and building covered by holding No. L-395 on the Thana Lane within the Purulia Municipality, District Purulia, West Bengal.

2. The following genealogical table may be set out for ready reference and clarity of the facts that will be required to be noticed.

     Jagannath Joshi  =       Moni Debi

 (Died October 1953)     (Died August 1963)

       ¦        ¦

      Brijlal Shewda = Gomati Debi  Sitaram Joshi       =      Kishori Debi Joshi

     (Daughter)   (adopted son-1942)     (Original plaintiff)

     (Died 1967)    (Died 1946)       (Married to Sitaram in 1945)

     (Since deceased)

     ¦        ¦

    Rajendra Pd. Shewda Om Prakash Sharma @ Joshi

  (allegedly adopted son)   (adopted son)

      (Respondent No.1)   (Petitioner No.1)

3. According to the original plaintiff, Kishori Debi Joshi, (since deceased), the suit property was purchased by Jagannath Joshi with his funds in the name of his wife Moni Debi. Moni Debi, according to the plaintiff, was the name lender though in the Municipal and Land Revenue records the name of Moni Debi was entered as the owner of the suit property. The said entries were a mere prete