Mehar Singh, J.

1. On May 31, 1956, Kartar Singh, a Jat of village Odyala in Tehsil Kharar of Ambala district, executed the adoption deed, Exhibit D-2, adopting Ranjit Singh, appellant in this second appeal, as a son to himself. They were governed in the matter of adoption by the rules of Punjab Customary Law and so the adoption deed was a deed making a customary appointment of an heir. Ranjit Singh, appellant, is the grandson of the real uncle of Kartar Singh. In this deed it is recited that he had already adopted Ranjit Singh when the latter was of 6 or 7 years of age. So that was some 29 or 30 years before the date of the deed. The deed further recites that certain ceremonies had been carried out and that ever since Kartar Singh had brought up Ranjit Singh appellant as real son. It then says--

"Ranjit Singh Mazkoor Pisar Mutbanna Min Mukar Ka Hai Aur Usko Men Hayat Men Aur Mere Maine Ke Baad Bamissal Farzandan Salbi Ke Haqooq Hasil Hain Aur Rahenge." and this may be translated in this manner-- "The aforesaid Ranjit Singh is my adopted son and during my lifetime he has and after my death he will have rights like natural sons." In the deed there is no reference to the prop