[Civil Appeal No. 7234 2012 arising out of SLP (C) No. 24463 of 2011]. Calling in question the legal acceptability of the order dated 2ndMay, 2011 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna in LPA No. 947 of 2002 whereby stamp of approval has been given to the order dated 9th August, 2002 passed by the learned single Judge in CWJC No. 1851 of 2000 wherein the learned single Judge affirmed the order dated17th December, 1999 passed by the Director of Consolidation, Bihar, Patna in Revision Suit Nos. 151/75, 152/75 and 624/77 respectively, the present appeal by special leave has been preferred. The facts which are essential to be stated for the adjudication of the present appeal are that Partition suit No. 123 of 1963 was filed by Sesh Nath Rai, father of the appellant No. 1 and others against Kanta Raiand others. The claim in the suit for partition pertained to the house and "Sahan" standing over plot Nos. 593 and 595 under Khata No. 18. The learned Munsif by judgment and decree dated 4th April, 1968 dismissed the suit observing that the plaintiffs' stand that one Umraoti Devi was the daughter of Ananta Rai did not appear to be correct.
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