Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, J.

Heard Shri Avadhesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Shri Alok Kirti, learned counsel for respondents no.6, 7 & 8 and Shri Shiv Poojan Maurya, learned counsel for respondent no.4.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioners against the orders passed by the Revenue Courts in mutation proceedings. For the purposes of resolution of the controversy involved in this petition, following pedigree is relevant to be mentioned.

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Shyam BehariKalluRam DinBhawaniBisram

Ram KumarSuraj Bali

Smt. Ram Dei (opp. party no.4)Ram Swarup (opp party no.7)Ramesh (opp party no.8)

Ganesh (opp party no.5)Shiv Shanker (opp party no.6)

Tulsi Ram (petitioner no.1)Lallu Ram (petitioner no.2)Bhola Nath (petitioner no.3)Chandra Shekhar (petitioner no.4)

3. The original admitted tenure holder of the land in dispute was Bhawani, who died issue-less. After his death, an application under Section 34 of the U.P. Land Revenue Act was moved by the petitioners for mutation of their names in place of the deceased tenure holder Bhawani, on the basis of a Will allegedly executed by Bhawani on 28.04.1977. Anothe