Hon'ble A.P. Sahi, J.-

The petitioner has questioned the correctness of the order of the Trial Court dated 30th January, 2009 and the order of the Revisional Court dated 22.8.2009 whereby the Substitution Application moved by the respondent no. 3 Babban Rai has been allowed and the proceedings have been directed to be concluded after substituting the heirs/legal representatives under the said order.

2. The dispute in short is in relation to the properties of a Trust at Village Sahabuddinpur, Paragana Mohamdabad, District Ghazipur. The nature of the property involved is agricultural land. One Markandey Bharti is alleged to have headed the trust. The respondent no. 3 Babban Rai is stated to have instituted a suit in the year 1963 being Original Suit No. 165 of 1963 for an injunction that the plaintiff should be extended the said relief as against the defendant Markandey Bharti for not interfering in his peaceful possession over the properties detailed in the said plaint. A copy of plaint is annexure-4 to the writ petition. It is alleged that Markandey Bharti entered into a compromise with the respondent no. 3 on 11th October, 1963 as a result whereof the suit was decreed in terms of the said compromise on 24th October, 1963.

3. The petitioner claims himself to be the son and chela of Jagdish Bharti who is stated to have succeeded to the Math and the Trust under the will executed by late Markandey Bharti.

4. The petitioner moved an application under Order IX Rule 13 in the Original Suit No. 165 of 1963 praying for recall of the judgment and decree of the year 1963 on the ground that it was obtained by fraud and misrepresentation. The petitioner claims that Jagdish Bharti had inherited the said properties. Thereafter the petitioner is the rightful heir and that the decree obtained by the respondent no. 3 being fraudulent deserves to be recalled. The learned Single Judge (Junior Division) on 30th April, 2008 recalled the order dated 18.10.1963 as also the judgment and decree dated 24.10.1963 and directed the matter to proceed. An application for substitution was filed by the respondent no. 3, Babban Rai for bringing on record the heirs of late Markandey Bharti and the order passed on the said Substitution Application are subject matter of controversy in the present proceedings. The respondent no. 3 alleged that against the order recalling the final judgment of 1963 revision has been filed and that the order of the Trial Court dated 30.4.2008 be set aside and therefore, even though there is no necessity to carry out the substitution keeping in view the directions of the court the Substitution application was being filed. He therefore, prayed that all persons who are claiming themselves to be the heirs of Jagdish Bharti should be brought on record in order to avoid any multiplicity of proceedings. An objection to the said application was filed by the petitioner narrating the transaction of the property in relation to the Math also pending litigations in this regard. Further objection was raised with regard to the prayer of substitution of the respondent no. 4, Krishna Nand alleging himself to be the chela of Jagdish Bharti as also to the prayer of substitution of the respondent no. 5 Madhusudan Rai son of Jagdihs Rai, claiming himself to be the Manager of Jagdish Bhariti. The petitioner contends that Jagdish Bharti is dead but the respondent no. 5 Madhusudan Rai claiming himself to be the Manager of Jagdish Bharti. A rival contention of Krishna Nand has also been set up as chela of Jagdish Bharti. The respondent no. 5 contends that Jagdish Bharti is still alive, therefore, there is no occasion to entertain the claim of the petitioner or any other person. The said respondent no. 5 also contends that Jagdish Bharti resides at Kushinagar near Laxman Jhula and is alive till today. It is further objected by the respondent no.5 that the petitioner is a Rajpoot (Kshatriya by caste) and, therefore, he cannot be the chela or son of Jagdish Bharti

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