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Learned counsel for the defendants argued that the plaintiff claimed that the suit property was dedicated to the temple and Shivala but no document worth in its name could be produced to prove the alleged dedication. In fact, the plaintiff was in illegal possession of the suit land. Defendant No.2-Sarpanch of the village filed a petition under Section 7(2) of the Act and an exparte decree of ejectment was passed against the plaintiff. During execution proceedings, the possession of the property was taken by the defendant Gram Panchayat and since then the property is in possession of the Gram Panchayat.