The declaration sought therein was that the plaintiffs pray that the suit of the plaintiff for declaration be decreed and be declared that in the lands mentioned in paragraph 1, plaintiffs have 3/4th share and Defendant 1 the mother has 1/4th share and the order dated 1 3 1976 passed by the SDO, Defendant 1, is unlawful and illegal.
The first defendant, Sub Divisional Officer, Rehli, Tehsil Rehli, determined that the widow of Ratan Singh was entitled to only 10.38 acres of land and the rest of the land was declared to be surplus vide his proceedings dated 1 3 1976.
The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960 had companye into force which provides for fixation of ceiling on the holding of the agricultural lands.
354/79 dated 3 9 1981.
36, 54, 146, 151, 165, 258 and the respective Rakwas mentioned therein of a total of 41.49 acres.
In the second appeal, the High Court reversed the decree and companyfirmed that of the trial companyrt.
This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment and decree of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur in Second Appeal No.
Ratan Singh died in 1960.
The appellants challenged the validity of that order in Civil Suit No.
They are the major daughters of one Ratan Singh who was the Bhoomidhar of the lands in Khasra Nos.
34A of 1976.
The appellants are the plaintiffs.
