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This writ petition ultimately visualises a feud between close relatives. This Court is called upon to decide the dispute between the parties, since the attempt for mediation was unsuccessful.

2. The petitioner’s father – late Jacob Ouseph, and Ouseph Joseph @ P.J.Joseph – the 5^th respondent herein, are brothers. According to the petitioner herein, the mother of Jacob and Joseph, Anna, had an extent of 2.11 Acres of Patta land in Survey No.1/1 of Kalkoonthal Village. True, the Patta is specifically with reference to the four boundaries, and on a perusal of the Patta, it would appear that the property extending to 2.11 Acres is a consolidated piece of property. After the death of the afore- referred Anna, her legal heirs, including Jacob, executed Ext.R5(b) release deed in favour of Joseph, the 5^th respondent herein. It may also be noticed that the boundaries of the property in Ext.R5(b) are the same as shown in the Patta. Therefore, according to the petitioner, it is the property covered in the Patta that was released pursuant to Ext.R5(b) in favour of Joseph. According to the 5^th respondent, the afore extent of 2.11 Acres of land was lying separately. He raised a con