Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. The parties are referred to by their rank before the trial court. It was the plaintiff’s case that the suit property originally belonged to defendant no.1. Defendant no.2 is the husband of defendant no.1. Defendant no.1 had agreed to sell the suit property for a sum of Rs.5,000/- to the Plaintiff and had received the entire sale consideration as on 30.7.1980 and the sale deed was executed on a stamp paper of Rs.500/-. There was an attesting witness in respect of the sale transaction. It is contended that since the villagers of Garagadoddi were agitating against acquisition of some portion of the suit property and their petitions in this regard were pending before the competent authorities, they were opposed to registration of the sale transaction. The land was also the subject matter of acquisition proceedings and therefore, the sale deed could not be registered. However, the Plaintiff had been put in possession and enjoyment of the suit property and she was cultivating the same. In this regard, the Plaintiff drew attention to a writ petition which was filed through the defendant’s mother before this court in its writ jurisdi