Mungeshwar, J.

1. The plaintiffs have filed this appeal challenging the Sahoo, J. judgment and decree dated 04.08.1979 passed by Sri Lala Anjani Kumar Sinha, the learned 4th Additional Subordinate Judge, Darbhanga in Title Suit No. 243 of 1967 dismissing the plaintiffs-appellants suit for declaration of title and for permanent injunction restraining the defendants-respondents from interfering with the possession of the plaintiffs-appellants.

2. The plaintiffs-appellants claimed the aforesaid relief on allegation that late Maharajadhiraja, Darbhanga was the owner of the suit property consisting of various municipal plots which is situated to the south east of tank known as Harahi tank and west of Darbhanga Railway Station. All the said plots have been amalgamated into one plot. Most of the plots forming the block previously were owned by different tenants under various Maliks of the Tauji. Subsequently, the Darbhanga Improvement Trust constituted under the Darbhanga Improvement Trust Act of 1934 under an Improvement Acquisition Scheme acquired the aforesaid plots of land in the year 1936 and came in possession. On 1.11.1936 late Maharajadhiraja, Darbhanga purchased the suit