adopted son of Satyabhama Bai W/o Ram Narayan. According to the petitioner, the land was originally recorded in the name of Ram Narayan, who died in the year 1998 and on 16.03.2004 the petitioner was adopted by Satyabhama by a registered deed. The application filed by the petitioner was granted by the Additional Tahsildar holding that as the petitioner was adopted by Satyabhama, he being the legal heir was entitled for recording his name on the land by way of mutation. The order of Additional Tahsildar was challenged by Satyanarayan, deceased Respondent No.4, before the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) and vide order dated 22.01.2007 the Sub Divisional Officer set-aside the order passed by the Additional Tahsildar, JanjgirChampa mainly on the ground that the petitioner was adopted when he was 49 years of age, whereas as per the provision of Section 10 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act 1959’), the adoption of a person more than 15 years of age cannot take place. It has been further held by the Sub Divisional Officer, Janjgir-Champa that no paper publication thereof was made by the Additional Tahsildar and yet the order was for recording the name of the petitioner on the land in question by way of mutation. Against the order of Sub Divisional Officer, an appeal was preferred by the petitioner before the Collector, Janjgir-Champa, however, vide order dated 11.09.2007, his appeal was dismissed by the Collector. The order passed by the Collector was unsuccessfully challenged by the petitioner before the Board of Revenue. However, vide order dated 03.10.2009, the revision petition preferred by the petitioner was also dismissed.
