( 1. ) THE appellant has filed this appeal under Order 43 Rule 1 (u) of the code of Civil Procedure 1908, against the judgment and decree dated 29-9-2006, passed by the II Additional District Judge (Fast Track), Sheopur, in Civil Miscellaneous appeal No. 31 -A/2006, quashing the compromise order dated 10-9-2000 passed by the Lok Adalat in Case No. 1 /2000 in Civil suit No. 186-A/1998.

( 2. ) THE plaintiffs Kashmir Singh, Ummed singh, Sarvan Kumar Singh and Ramkrishna Singh filed a suit for declaration and permanent injunction. In the aforesaid suit initially the State of M. P. , Tahsildar, one sundara and Mahila Bhanwari Bai were defendants. Mahila Bhanwari Bai was the defendant No. 4. Subsequently, the name of defendant No. 3 Sundara, S/o Keshara, has been deleted. The plaintiffs pleaded in the suit that father of the plaintiffs Kalyan singh had been in possession of the suit land and his possession was recorded up to samvat 2027. He died on 6th June, 1991 and thereafter name of Devalya alias Douja has been recorded as Bhumiswami of the land from Samvat 2026-2030. Devalya sold the land by a Registered Sale Deed dated 22-2-1969 in favour of Sundara. The name of Sundara was a