Hon’ble Mrs. Poonam Srivastava, J.—Heard Sri V.K.S. Chaudhary, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri O.P. Mishra and Kunal Ravi Singh, learned Counsels for the plaintiff-appellant and Sri R.N. Singh, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri A.K. Singh and Sri V.K. Rai Advocates for the defendant-respondents.

2. Both the appeals are connected appeals since it relates to one and the same property. The dispute relates to Plot No. 16 which is a new number of old plot No. 9 which the plaintiffs claim to be in possession since a very long time. The facts giving rise to the dispute are that the State Government gave the land in question which was Nazul land, on lease to one Bachchu Lonia on 12.9.1873. After the death of Bachchu Lonia, the property devolved on his son Ram Bharose. Raja Raghubir Singh, Maharaja of Maihar purchased the aforesaid lease hold property from Ram Bharose by means of sale-deed on 12.8.1896.

3. Maharaja Brijnath Singh was the son of Raja Raghubir Singh who was the ruler of Maihar State. Maharaja Brijnath Singh had two wives, Smt. Surendra Kumari and Smt. Tej Kumari. He had two sons from his first wife and one son from the second wife Rani Tej Kumari. On 11.2.1966 Maharaja