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6. Maufi grants for Devasthan lands were governed by Section 13 of Kawaid Maufidaran. The said provision, as translated in English, was as under:

"13. Where, on enquiry or at the time of mutation, a Devasthani Maufi land is found to have been derived from Nagis (Defective) Sanad, it shall be deleted from Maufi category and shall be entrusted to the Aukaf Department for management of Devasthan, and entry of such land shall be made in the Patwari Papers as follows:
'Government property, under management of the Aukaf Department relating to Devasthan.' The Maufidar shall be deemed to be holding the land as Pujari or manager Devasthan and, in lieu of service, he shall have the right of a Mourushi Kashtakar in such land for which a rent-free patta shall be granted to him by the Aukaf Department:

11. In Panchamsingh case [AIR 1972 MP 14 : 1971 MP LJ 745 :

1971 Jab LJ 588] the learned Judges have also set out the terms of the Parwana (as contained in the printed form) which is granted by the Aukaf Department in accordance with Section 13 of Kawaid Maufidaran. In the said Parwana, it is mentioned that in accordance with Slection 13 of Kawaid Maufidaran the land which was earlier entered in the Maufi Register has been deleted from the said Register and has been handed over to the Aukaf Department and the said land is now being given by the Department to the grantee 'bila lagani' in lieu of service for the purpose of worship of Devasthan and it shall be under the control of the Aukaf Department. The grantee shall keep the Devasthan in a proper condition and shall make proper arrangement for worship from the income of the land by cultivating the same personally or getting it cultivated through somebody else. So long as the grantee and his heirs properly manage the Devasthan, till then only they would be entitled to enjoy the land. If any defect or mismanagement in the worship of Devasthan on the part of the grantee or his heirs is found, proceedings for removal will be initiated and another person would be appointed from amongst the heirs, if found fit for conducting the worship or otherwise another proper person would be appointed to manage the Devasthan and the land would be delivered to him. It was clearly mentioned in the Parwana that as a result of cancellation of the maufi the grantee, as Maufidar, does not have any right in the same and now this land would be entered in the Register and other papers of the Patwari as a government property under the control of the Aukaf Department for the management of the Devasthan.

13. The first appellate court, consequent to holding that the land belongs to the Devasthan (Deity), allowed the appeal of the plaintiffs. It was held that the issue of limitation had been incorrectly decided by the trial Court in as much as the plaintiffs were not aware about the impugned judgment and decree. It was only on 01.09.2008, when defendant No.1 informed the next friend of the Devasthan (Deity) that they had purchased the suit property that the plaintiffs came to know about the same. Thereafter, the representative suit was filed.