1. This is a revision petition filed by Hari Bachan Singh defendant against the order dated October 22, 1973, of the Senior Sub-Judge, Ropar, whereby he permitted the plaintiff to amend the plaint on payment of Rs. 500.00 as costs.

2. Briefly stated the facts of this case are that Harcharan Singh son of Sardar Harnam Singh resident of Kharar. District Ambala (now District Ropar) died in the year 1951 leaving Shrimati Suraj Kaur, plaintiff No. 1, a widow and Harbhajan Singh, Plaintiff No. 2, a son by her and another son Hari Bachan Singh, defendant by another wife Jaswant Kaur. After his death, mutations in respect of the land owned by Harcharan Singh in various villages were entered in favour of the two sons in equal shares. Suraj Kaur filed four appeals against those orders before the Collector, Ambala relying on a will executed by her husband in her favour and these appeals were dismissed. She went up in revision to the Commissioner, Ambala Division and her revision petitions were accepted on August 20, 1957 and the Commissioner made a recommendation to the Financial Commissioner that mutations in favour of Suraj Kaur should be sanctioned. When this matter came up before