ORDER

The petitioners are defendants in a suit, bearing Title Suit No. 25 of 1998, filed by the plaintiffs-respondents for confirmation of title and possession over the suit land and further for declaration of registered sale deed, dated 07.01.1983, as null and void.

2. On 27.07.2009, the respondents-plaintiffs filed a petition for verification of the thumb impression on the sale deed, which was allowed by the learned Trial Court on 29.07.2009, with direction to the defendant, namely, Sukhdeo Yadav, to put his thumb impression before the Sheristedar in presence of both the parties. Again, on 26.06.2014, the learned Trial Court directed the defendant, Sukhdeo Yadav, for giving his thumb impression before the Sheristedar, with further direction to send it to the Bureau of Crime and Research Department, Patna, for verification of the thumb impression by Finger Print Bureau. The Sheristedar complied the order and submitted his report and on the basis of the report submitted by the Sheristedar, the learned Trial Court, vide order, dated 18.04.2017, sent the specimen thumb impression of defendant Sukhdeo Yadav to the Finger Print Bureau, Patna, for comparison/verification. The report of th