R.V. Ghuge, J.

1. Heard respective counsel for the parties. The petitioners have filed this civil revision application upon being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 9-3-2012 delivered by the learned Civil Judge, S.D. Shrigonda, Dist. Ahmednagar (hereinafter referred to as 'the Judge') in Misc. Application No. 27/2006 and the judgment and order dated 13-12-2012 delivered by the learned District Judge-5, Ahmednagar (hereinafter referred to as 'the District Judge') in Regular Civil Appeal No. 490/2012.

2. Petitioner No. 1 claims to be the second wife of the deceased Dhulaji Shriram. Petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 are the children born out of co-habitation between Dhulaji Shriram and petitioner No. 1 Kantabai. Deceased Dhulaji was in service of the Forest Department. He joined service in the year 1981 and died on 14-6-1998. As such the petitioners filed Misc. Application No. 27/2006 before the learned Judge. In the said applications, the petitioners claimed pension and other benefits on the plea that petitioner No. 1 is admittedly the second wife of deceased Dhulaji. The first legally wedded wife Hausabai and her two sons were impleaded as opponents in the said application. Initiall