Sinha, J.

1. These two applications have been heard together. In both these applications, Nunu Singh is the petitioner. Nunu Singh, according to his allegations, had bakasht lands in the patti allotted to him by a civil Court partition to the extent of 18.09 acres. He subsequently acquired 1.58 acres of land in the same patti which also became his bakasht. There was apprehension that the tenants of the village might claim possession of the lands and get the matter referred to the Bakasht Board under the Bihar Bakasht Disputes Settlement Act, 1947 (13 of 1947), and, in fact the tenants laid unfounded claims to the plaintiffs bakasht lands in 1350 Fasli. The petitioner Nunu Singh executed a farzi deed of commutation on 6-4-1948, in respect of his bakasht lands in favour of his cousin, Muni Nath Singh, just to defeat the unfounded claims of the tenants. The dispute relating to 15 acres and odd (somewhere it is stated 16 acres and odd) of these bakasht lands was referred to the Bakasht Board under the aforesaid Act, and the said dispute was fought in the name of Muni Nath Singh on the basis of settlement and commutation made with him. The tenants, however, succeeded as per awar