Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.

1. Heard Sri K. Ajit, counsel for the petitioners and Standing Counsel for the respondents.

2. The writ petition has been filed against the order of Deputy Director of Consolidation (respondent-1) dated 03.08.2013, rejecting the application of the petitioners dated 02.05.2013, for summoning Gram Panchayat Adhikari, for proving the certified copy of Pariwar Register filed by respondent-4 and application dated 06.06.2013 for admitting additional evidence of the certified copies of Pariwar Register filed by the petitioners, 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 basic consolidation year khatas 259, 674 and 1048, of village Dadiyal Ehatmali, tahsil Tanda, district Rampur, which were recorded in the name of Gyani son of Tika Ram (now represented by the petitioners). Bhagwan Das (respondent-4) filed an objection (registered as Case 48/2009-10) under Section 9-A of the Act, on 01.05.1997 claiming co-tenancy of 1/2 share in the land in dispute. It has been stated by respondent-4 that the land in dispute was his ancestral property from the time of comm