the above area of the suit land in favour of Makhan Singh, son of late Ram Govind Singh vide lease deed (patta) of 1341 fasli whereupon the said Makhan Singh continued in possession of it during his lifetime. The said Makhan Singh had no is- sue. It is alleged that he adopted plaintiff-appellant who in- herited the suit land after Makhan Singh. Accordingly, plaintiff-appellant is presently in possession of the suit land which had been in his family’s possession ever since it was settled by ex-landlord Rambati Kuwer in favour of Makhan Singh. 4. It so happened that the village was brought under consolid- ation in accordance with the Bihar Consolidation of Uphold- ings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 19561. 5. Since the aforesaid land was incorrectly recorded in the name of the State, the plaintiff-appellant in accordance with 1 Hereinafter referred to as ‘the Consolidation Act’ 2Section 10(B) of the Consolidation Act applied for the cor- rection of revenue/consolidation records.