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4. As regards the question whether the deed was acted upon, it is submitted by Sri Sanktha Rai that the name of Vhibuti Rai continued to be recorded in the revenue records till the year 1957 as his bhumidhari. Reliance has been placed upon a mortgage deed in which Vibhuti Rai the mortgagor described himself as the sole owner of the disputed land. The mortgage deed has been considered by the courts below. The preponderance of evidence which exists indicates that the property in dispute was treated as Hindu Undivided Family property. The mere fact that Vibhuti Rai represented himself as the sole owner of the plots in dispute to an outsider, namely the mortgagee is not sufficient reason to give a go bye to material admissions by Vibhuti Rai in the deed of 1912 that in the properties in dispute the branch of Deepan Rai and Ram Naresh had also a share. That apart in the compromise in the mutation case in the year 1957 it was agreed upon that the properties are joint properties. It is well settled that an admission made by a party unless explained is conclusive and binding against the person who makes it. In this case admissions were made not only by Vibhuti Rai in the deed of 1912 but also on his death by his son Bhola Rai in the compromise application. No explanation is forthcoming in what circumstances these admissions were made. These admissions are therefore binding on the petitioners. The mere fact that the name of Vibhuti Rai alone was recorded in the revenue records till his death is not a conclusive circumstance indicating that the plots in question belonged to Vibhuti Rai alone. It is well known that in property of the Hindu Undivided Family the name of one person of the branch is often recorded in representative capacity. Moreover the admission regarding share of other branches contained in the dastbardari deed of 1912 may have been considered by other members of the family a sufficient safeguard of their rights it being felt unnecessary to get the names of the other branches recorded in the life time of Vibhuti Rai. The finding of fact recorded by the authorities below is that the joint family continued till 1976. The fact therefore that Vibhuti Rai's name continued to be recorded in the revenue records till the year 1957 is not determinative of the matter.