KAN SINGH, J.—This is a plaintiffs appeal directed against the judgment and decree of the learned Additional District Judge, Sirohi dated 28.4.69 dismissing the plaintiffs suit for recovery of money on the foot of a mortgage. It raises the question about the validity of the attestation on the mortgage deed as also regarding the mode of proving the execution of the mortgage deed.

2. Plaintiff Nos. 1 and 2 were father and son respectively. Deceased Pratap Chand was appellant Tara Chands father. According to the plaintiffs defendant No. 1 Kesrimal acting for himself and for and on behalf of his minor sons defendants Nos. 2 and 5 executed a mortgage deed for a sum of Rs. 12,000/- on 23-7-54 in favour of the plaintiffs Nos. 1 and 2 and Tara Chands father Pratap Chand. The mortgage deed was not registered the same day. According to it, a house and a shop described in para 1(b) of the plaint were mortgaged and the possession of the mortgaged property was handed over to the mortgagees and the mortgagors executed a rent not the same day agreeing to pay Rs. 60/- per month as rent for the property. It does not appear that there was any stipulation to pay interest. However, as the rent fell in

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