JUDGMENT :

K.P. Mohapatra, J. - In this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for quashing of Annexure 3 and 5 and restoration of Annexure 2 which are the orders passed by the appellate authority in Appeal Case No. 36 of 1976, the revisional authority in Consolidation Revision No. 49 of 1977 and the, consolidation office in Objection Case Nos. 371 and 524 of 1972 respectively.

2. Balabhadra had three sons, named, Padmacharan, Radhacharan and Madhab. Madhab was adopted to Gadadhar a stranger to the family. Madhab had no son and, therefore, he adopted Jagmohan, a son of Radhacharan. Petitioners 1, 2 and 3 are the sons of Jagmohan (petitioner No. 7). Petitioner No. 8 is the wife of petitioner No. 7 Opposite parties 1 and 3 are the son's sons of Radhacharan. Opposite parties Nos. 2(a) to 2(f) were substituted in place of original opposite party No. 2, deity Chaitanya Deb represented by Marfatdar Janakiballav Das, son's son of Radhacharan. In O. S. No. 3 of 19.4 for partition in the Court of the learned Subordinate Judge, Puri most of the parties in the writ petition were parties, petitioners 1, 2 and 3 being the plaintiffs. The suit was decr