Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.

1. Heard Sri Brijesh Chandra Naik for the petitioner and Sri K.S. Shukla for the contesting respondent-6. The writ petition has been filed against the order of Settlement Officer Consolidation dated 21.5.2008 allowing the appeal and setting aside the order of mutation and the order dated 31.12.2014 dismissing the revision of the petitioner filed against the aforesaid order.

2. On the basis of an agreement to sell dated 5.1.1995 as corrected by rectification deed dated 4.6.1997, the petitioner filed an application for mutation of his name under section 12 of the Act. It is alleged that the case was decided in terms of compromise by the order of Assistant Consolidation Officer dated 29.12.1997 and name of the petitioner was directed to be mutated. It is alleged that Deoo, father of respondents- 3 to 5 although survived upto the year 2000 but he did not challenge the order dated 29.12.1997 during his life time. After his death respondents- 2 to 5 filed a highly time barred appeal on 12.7.2006 along with delay condonation application against the order of Assistant Consolidation Officer. The appeal was heard by the Settlement Officer Consolidation who by