Chaudhary Sia Saran Sinha, J.

1. Plaintiffs are the appellants in this Second Appeal which is directed against a judgment of reversal.

2. There is a plot of land in mauza Medini Bigha in the district of Patna. It appertains to plot No. 60, khata No. 286 and tauzi No. 13230. Its area is one bigha. 12 kathas of land of this plot in the western side is the land in dispute. According to the plaintiffs father of the plaintiffs took settlement of the one bigha of land of plot No. 60 from the ex-inter mediary, Baiju Lal Nakphopha, by virtue of a Hukumnama dated 14-6-1945. He came in possession thereof and is paying rent. The plaintiffs planted trees thereon and constructed a house. Under the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Act there was a consolidation proceeding in respect of this plot before the Revenue authorities. The defendants claimed to have purchased the suit land by virtue of a registered sale deed as 6.2.1953 (Exhibit-B/1) for a valuable consideration. It was executed by one Lakhi Dass. The vendor Lakhi Dass alleged to have taken settlement of this land from one Baldeo Lal Nakphopha, grandfather of