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. It is the case of the petitioners that since the Ladavi was executed by way of family arrangement and that there was no dispute on the issue hence it was executed on a plain paper, a copy of which is present at Annexure-1 to the writ petition. It is next stated that following the Ladavi executed on 26.4.1979 that the two petitioners approached the Circle Officer, Sadar Anchal, Chapra for correction of the Jamabandi which was running in the name of Dr. Jai Gopal Lal to be corrected in their name and for opening the account in their names with the support of the deed of Ladavi as well as the statement made by the wife of late Dr. Jai Gopal Lal, namely, Parwati Devi who deposed in favour of these petitioners and accepted that the lands in fact belonged to her mother and her brothers and that there was no dispute regarding the deed of Ladavi. A copy of the statement of Parwati Devi is present at Annexure-2. It is the specific case of the petitioners that even after execution of the sale deed in favour of Dr. Jai Gopal Lal although the receipts were being issued in his name but in the column of payee, the names of the petitioners were clearly mentioned. The Circle Officer being satisfied by the documents on record accepted the request and made correction in the jamabandi by incorporating the names of the two petitioners vide order passed on 31.3.1985, a copy of which is placed at Annexure-3. It is the case of the petitioners that the possession of the lands all along remained with the petitioners and after correction of the jamabandi vide order dated 31.3.1985 (Annexure-3) receipts are being issued in the names of the present petitioners. It is contended that the matter rested at such stage and no dispute at any stage was raised either by Parwati Devi or the son of Dr. Jai Govind Lal and Parwati Devi, namely, Laxman Prasad Singh who is the father of the private respondents."