Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.

Heard Sri Pradeep Kumar Rai, for the petitioner and Sri D.R.S. Chauhan, for respondent-3.

2. The writ petition has been filed against the orders of Settlement Officer Consolidation dated 18.01.2014 and Deputy Director of Consolidation dated 01.12.2014, passed in title proceedings under U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

3. The dispute relates to the land of khatas 416, 463 and 464 of village Bakari, tahsil Mohammadabad Gohna, district Mau. In basic consolidation records, khata 416 was recorded in the name of Khedani widow of Soti and khatas 463 and 464 were recorded in the names of Harihar and Harinam, sons of Soti. Udasi (respondent-3) filed an objections for recording her name over khata 463, claiming herself as the daughter of Soti and for deleting the names of Harihar and Harinam. Harihar (the petitioner) filed other objections for recording his name as adopted son of Soti, over khatas 416, 463 and 464, claiming that after death of Soti, his widow Smt. Khedani adopted him, according to Hindu rites and thereafter she executed registered adoption deed on 12.08.1964. Both the cases were consolidated and