Wanchoo, C.J.—This is an appeal by Thakur Laxman Singh against the judgment of the District Judge Pali, and has arisen in the following circumstances:

2. Laxman Singh brought a suit against Jujar Singh in the court of Civil Judge, Sirohi, for possession of certain property and mesne profits. The case of Laxman Singh was that the parties were descendants of a common ancestor named Vijai Singh who was jagirdar of Bhatana. Vijai Singh had three sons, one of whom died childless. The remaining sons were Sabal Singh and Surajmal. Sabal Singh succeeded to the jagir, and Surajmal was given two-fifths share of the jagir after an arbitration and compromise in Svt. 1963. Thus the jagirdar had three-fifths of the jagir, and the junior branch had two-fifths. This state of affairs continued till Svt. 1944 when disputes again arose between the jagirdar and members of the junior branch when certain orders were passed by the then Ruler of Sirohi. In 1925 there were again disputes between the parties, and the entire matter was referred, with the permission of His Highness the Maharaja Saheb of Sirohi, to the arbitration of five Panchas, the Maharaja being the Sarpanch. The arbitrators gave an award o

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