Sanjay K Agrawal, J.

The following two substantial questions of law were framed for determination at the time of admission of this appeal as under: -

"1. Whether the finding of both the Courts below in respect of making the Hindu Succession Act applicable upon the parties to the suit was proper or not?

2. Whether the daughters of deceased Mardan have inherited and perfected the right over the property of their father on account of the fact that he had died prior to 1955?"

(Parties hereinafter will be referred as per their status shown and ranking given in the suit before the trial Court.)

2. The following genealogical tree would demonstrate the relationship among the parties: -

Chuchrung (Dead)
Mardan (Dead)							Puniram
Jagmati (Dead)			Tilobai (Dead)			Naanhibai (D-7)
			Daduram (D-1)	Padumlal (D-2)	Laxminarayan (D-3)		Anandram (P-1)	Baratlal (P-2)	Shyamlal (P-3)
Ghasiya (Dead)	Kanhaiya (D-