1. The substantial question of law involved, formulated and to be answered in this second appeal preferred by the appellants / defendants is as under:
"Whether both the Courts below were justified in holding that plaintiff has acquired ''bhoomiswami rights'' over the suit land under the provisions contained in Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code , 1959 and he is entitled for declaration of title and permanent injunction restraining the State from interfering with their possession by recording a finding which is perverse to the record ?."
[For the sake of convenience, the parties would be referred hereinafter as per their status shown and nomenclature in the suit before the trial Court].

2. The Superintendent of erstwhile State of Rajnandgaon had executed a patta in favour of Shri