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23. Reverting to the core issue referred to above, it may be stated that the plaintiffs examined PW-2 Pandurangrao in order to prove the translation of old documents, which are in 'Modi' and 'Urdu' scripts. His version purports to show that the revision extract of 1325 Fasli (1915 A.D.) go to show that the suit lands were recorded as properties of Niyamatullah Shah Dargah. He translated the Shetwar Patrak and the old record from Modi and Urdu scripts to Marathi. He corroborated the translated copies (Exh. 198 and Exh. 199). He admitted that he was unable to give opinion as to whether it was original record. It is only on basis of such stray admission that the trial Court discarded the said old translated documents. As a matter of fact, the Shetwar book or the revision register are the records maintained in the regular course of official business. The entries in such records are not signed at each page. The official procedure is to give remark at the commencement of the relevant register and another remark at the end of the same regarding the pages contained in the register. Moreover, it was none of the business of PW-2 Pandurangrao to give opinion as to whether the record was original or it was a duplicate record. The record was called from Tahsil Office for the purpose of verification of the entries. There appears no serious infirmity in the finding of the first Appellate Court that such old revenue record could be considered and looked into.
30. DW-6 - Madhukar is a Photographer. He corroborated the photographs (Exh. 173 to Exh.175). The version of DW-7 - Shivraj reveals that he translated the entries of 'Tipan Book' of 1303 Fasli (1893 A.D.). He corroborated the translations (Exh.215/1 to Exh.215/4). His cross-examination reveals that names of Syed Ali alias Syed Hyder, Syed Fazal Ali, Syed Ali Syed Urshad have been mentioned in the 'Modi' script in column Nos. 3 and 5 of Exhibit 194 i.e. the copy of Revision Jamabandi of 1325 Fasli (1925 A.D.) which is relied upon by the plaintiffs.