Debasish Kar Gupta, J.

This appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree dated August 29, 2000 and September 5, 2000 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, 1st Court at Bankura in Probate Suit No.2 of 1992/Letter of Administration Case No.2 of 1992. By virtue of the impugned judgment and decree, the learned Court below allowed the Letter of Administration Case on contest granting letter of Administration of Will to the estate of deceased Ashutosh Rana in favour of the petitioners/respondents.

2. The backdrop of the case in a nutshell is as follows:

One Ashutosh Rana, since deceased, permanent resident of Dwaripota, P.S. Indus, District - Bankura executed a Will during his lifetime on January 25, 1961. The above Will was registered at Indus Sub-registry Office, District-Bankura on July 5, 1961. According to the petitioners/respondents, the above Will was the last Will of the aforesaid Ashutosh Rana, who breathed his last on June 18, 1970 leaving the properties described in an application filed by the petitioners/respondents for granting letter of administration of Will to the estate of the deceased Ashutosh Rana.

3. The aforesaid Ashutosh Rana, since decease