2000 Supreme(Raj) 1516
RAJESH BALIA
Shanti Lal – Appellant
Versus
Board of Revenue – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. - Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. This petition is directed against the proceedings initiated under the Land Revenue Act. While considering the mutation on the death of Khema to modify the land record in accordance with the law by entering the name of his legal heirs, the present petitioner Shantilal natural born son of Shri Jamna Lal lodged his claim to be mutated on the basis that he was adopted son of deceased Khema as well as on the basis that the will is executed in his favour on 21-3-1994. The respondent No. 5 Rameshwarlal also lodged his claim, claiming himself to be a son of Khema. He is not natural born son of Khema but he is son of Kanhaiyalal born out of the wedlock of Kanhaiyalal and Mangi, respondent No. 6, who after the death of Kanhaiyalal remarried Khema and Rameshwarlal remained with his mother Mangi and step father Khema. He too alleged that a later will has been executed in his favour by the deceased Khema on 9-1-1996 barely two months before the death of deceased Khema. The claim was also lodged by Mangi as widow of deceased Khema. Tehsildar adjudicated upon the claims and decided the question of adoption as well as the question about the op
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