1. Petitioners have filed the present revision petition against the order of Joint Agrarian Reforms Commissioner dated 15.3.2007, by virtue of which their appeals filled against mutations attested under section 4 and 8 of agrarian Reform act has been disposed and matter has been remanded to Tehsildar for conducting fresh inquiry.

2. Petitioners have challenged the impugned order on the grounds that, order is without jurisdiction. That it is admitted position of law that, devolution of rights under Tenancy Act governing the succession of tenants with respect to land, is governed u/s 67 of act. Section 67 of Tenancy act envisaged that such rights devolves on male lineal descendants including widow of male lineal descendants till she re-marry or died. That contending respondents are husband and wife. Respondent no. 2 is daughter of deceased tenant and her status is as that of proforma respondents and so has no locus standi to prefer the appeal.

3. I have heard both the counsels at length. Records of Court below reveal that, eight appeals and cross appeals were filed by parties against each other before Court below. Four appeals were filed by petitioners herein,against the order passed

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