Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, has a retrospective effect, and as a result, the reversionary right of a reversioner is extinguished, and the alienations made by the limited owners are binding on him.

Misra, J.

1. This is a suit by the plaintiff for a declaration that the deed of sale dated 1st of July, 3931, executed by Madhukuer and defendant Nos. 1 to 4, in the name of Harihar Singh the deed of sale dated 13th of January, 1943, executed by Nathuni Singh and Munshi Singh in the name of Punit Singh; two deeds of sale dated 13th of September, 1945 and 14th of September, 1946, executed by Punit Singh in the name of Ramsaroop Singh and Pargash Singh, respectively; the deed of sale dated 13 h September, 1946, executed by Bila Kuer and Ratuna Kuer in the name of Ramsaroop Sinqh; and the deed of sale dated 13th , f Sep ember, 1946, executed by Bala Kuer and Ratuna Kuer in the name of Pargas Singh, in all six saie deeds, are executed without legal necessity said without consideration and are not binding upon the estate, or upon the reversioners to the estate, of Janakdhari Singh. The plaintiff claims to be one of the reversioners to the estate of Janakdhari Singh and releis upon the following genealogy in support of his relationship with Janakdhari :

UTTIM SINGH died in 1917

mADHU KUER died on 16-8-1941

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Janakdhari Mit. Kuer Jakdev Bala Kuer Narayan Sheo Kuer Beasl Kuer Ratuna Kuer

Singh Singh, Singh, Kewal Singh Ramkhelawan Punit Singh

died in 1923 no issue was no issue was born, | Singh |

& his widow born | | |

died in 1925 | Tulsi Singh |

Issueless. | |

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Mohi Lal Hira Lal |

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Ram Bhagwan Singh. Raj Nandan Singh. Ram Nandan Singh. Shyam Nandan Singh.

The maternal grand-mother of the plaintiff died on 16th August, 1944 leaving behind her three daughters, defendants Nos. 2 to 4, and seven maternal grandsons including the plaintiff, defendant No. 1 and defendants Nos. 10 to 13 and 16. The mother of the plaintiff, Sheo Kuer, is dead. Beasi Kuer, mother of defendant Tulsi Singh is also dead.

The case of the plaintiff was that when he went to his Nanihal on the occasion of the Sradh ceremony of Mt. Madhu Kuer, he learnt that Harihar Singh, father-in-law of Ratuna Kuer and Samdhi of Madhu Kuer, who was a frequent visitor to village Shikaria and looked after the affairs of Madhu Kuer, persuaded the latter to execute a nominal deed of sale in respect of most of the properties of the estate of Janakdhari Singh. Punit Singh, defendant No. 7, also practised fraud and set up a false and fraudulent claim to 6 bighas & 7 kathas 1 dhur of kast land. Accordingly, he obtained certified copies of the sale deeds from the registry office which bore dates 1st July, 1931 and 13th January, 1943.

On a perusal of the documents, he found that the deed dated 1st of July, 1931, was exe- cuted by his maternal grand-mother, Mt. Madhu Kuer, and defendant Nos. 1 to 4, viz., his own brother Mehi Lall Singh and the three living sisters of his mother, namely, Mt. Mit Kuer, Mt. Bala Kuer an