Prayag Sah Teli, opposite party No. 1 to the present application, filed O. S. No. 13 of 1969 in the Court of Munsiff No. 1 at Imphal, Manipur, Mahangu Prasad Sah and Bishwanath Prasad, the present petitioners, were the sole defendants in the suit. The suit land was a small triangular area. The plaintiff claimed for a declaration that the suit land was covered by Patta No. 100/82-I. E. T. belonging to him. The land on the adjoining north of patta No. 100/82 is covered by patta No. 100/47 belonging to the defendants of the suit. The Munsiff, after trial, decreed the plaintiffs suit. The present petitioners have filed O. S. No. 41 of 1971 in the Court of Munsiff No. 1. The suit land is described in Schedule B (1) to the plaint and is shown in the attached sketch map. It is a small quadrangular area, a part of which appears to lie in Patta No. 100/47 and the other part in Patta No. 100/82. The plaintiffs claimed for a decree of declaration that the suit land is the land covered by patta No. 100/47 I. E. T. belonging to them. In the suit the plaintiffs made Prayag Sah Teli, aforesaid, defendant No. 1, and his son Ramnarayan Teli, defendant No. 2 and joined two others as defend