JUDGMENT

T. P. Mukerjee, J. - This is an execution first appeal which has arisen under the following circumstances. The late Raja Raj Kumar was the owner of the extensive zamindary properties in Moradabad and other districts. His estate was known as Sahaspur Bilari. Raja Raj Kumar died in 1917 leaving behind him his minor son Raja Jagat Kumar, then aged four years. his widow Rani Amrit Kaur and a daughter namely Rajkumari Lakmi Devi. During the minority of Raja Jagat Kumar, the estate of Sahaspur Bilari was under the superintendence of the Court of Wards, U. P. After Raja Jagat Kumar attained majority, he assumed the control and management of the estate from the Court of Wards, but he died shortly afterwards, on 7-3-1934, in a motor accident. After his death, there were disputes regarding succession to his estate. Rani Amrit Kaur, the mother of the late Raja Jagat Kumar, claimed the entire estate by right of inheritance. Her allegation was that Rani Pritam Kaur was not the lawfully wedded wife of Raja Jagat Kumar and that, in any event, she had become unchaste, even during the life time of the Raja. It was, therefore, asserted that Rani Pritam Kaur was debarred from inheriting the e