( 1 ) HEARD Sri Vivek Prasad Mathur. Advocate appearing for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 to 5.

( 2 ) BY this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the order dated 20. 6. 2001 passed by the Board of Revenue, Lucknow. rejecting the restoration application of the petitioner for recalling the order dated 26. 2. 2001. and the order dated 26. 2. 2001 passed by the Board of revenue allowing the reference and setting aside the order dated 10. 6. 1997 of the sub-Divisional Officer. The petitioner has further prayed for quashing of the order dated 12. 8. 1997 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Gorakhpur, making reference to the Board of revenue for setting aside the order dated 10. 6. 1997 of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bansi. Orders dated 28. 11. 1996 and 24. 10. 1994 passed by the Naib Tahsildar. Bans, have also been prayed to be quashed. The present writ petition has arisen out of the mutation proceedings under Section 34 of the U. P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 (hereinafter to be referred as the Act ).

( 3 ) THE facts of the case as set out in the writ petition are that after the death of Smt. Chandra