JUDGMENT

1. This second appeal preferred under Section 100 of the CPC by the LRs of the original plaintiff/appellants herein was admitted for hearing by formulating the following substantial question of law: -

''Whether the learned First Appellate Court was justified in reversing the judgment and decree passed by the Trial Court holding defendants have perfected their title by way of adverse possession?''

[For the sake of convenience, parties hereinafter will be referred as per their status and ranking given in the plaint before the trial Court.]

2. Original plaintiff Bhikham Sao instituted a suit for possession and mesne profit and for permanent injunction stating inter alia that he has purchased the suit land from one Akhandleshwar Prasad Singh by registered sale deed dated 7-12-1955 vide Ex.P-1 and came into possession of the suit land and started paying land revenue and he remained in possession from the date of purchase till 1967-68 by getting his name entered and registered in various revenue records and by making payment of land revenue, but thereafter, in the year 1968, original defendant No.1 Rangnath Singh (who died during the pendency of suit) forcefully dispossessed him