RAJESHWAR Vs. BOARD OF REVENUE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appeal is preferred against the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Allahabad High court dismissing the writ petition filed by the petitioners.

(2.) One Todar Mal had three sonslekhi Ram, Attar Singh and Murari Lal. Lekhi Ram died in 1953. He had no sons. He left behind his wife Anandi Devi and a daughter Shanti Devi. In the year 1943, Lekhi Ram and Attar Singh (who too did not have any sons) executed a will in respect of their joint family properties in favour of Murari Lal. Disputes arose between Anandi Devi and Murari Lal soon after the death of Lekhi Ram in 1953. While the dispute was pending before the Panchayat Adalat Niwadi, District Meerut (in Case Nos. 31/1 and 31/2 of 1983 a settlement was arrived at between Anandi Devi and Murari Lal, which was reduced to writing on 18/7/1953 and filed before the Panchayat Adalat. The memo/application filed by the parties reads as follows:

(3.) By an order dated 14/9/1953 the Panchayat Adalat disposed of the aforesaid cases in terms of the said compromise. The order of the Panchayat Adalat reads thus: