Short Note : 1. The contention of the petitioner was that in the erstwhile State of Gwalior, the Rulers used to appreciate the services, loyalties and sacrifices by Grant of Muafis in cash or in kind by giving land or villages in perpetuity. Sometime before Samvat 1902 a Muafi of Rs. 260/- per month was granted to the forefathers of the petitioner. The same was granted to Miran Ali in Samvat 1902, then to Fakir Mohammed in Samvat 1924 and thereafter to Ghani Mohammed in Samvat 1953. Ghani Mohammed, father of the petitioner, died in Gwalior on 28th May 1967. After death of his father, the petitioner applied on 16th June 1967 to the Commissioner, Gwalior Division, praying that his name be mutated in place of his father. The Commissioner forwarded the application to the State Government and the State dismissed the application. 2. On reading section 18 of Kuwayad Muafidaran Zuzbe Arazi Wa Nakdi Riyasat Gwalior, Samvat 1991, it is obligatory on the part of the person who claims mutation that he must produce Sanad and show that because of his Sanad his grant is from generation to generation or for a particular period. The grievance of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that it was the duty of the Government to see in their record whether there is any Sanad or a certified copy thereof and when they have seen for themselves and come to the conclusion that there is no such document, then alone there can be no mutation, otherwise the claim must be accepted. The learned counsel argues on the basis of sub-clause (b) of section 18 of the said Act when there was no amendment, but after the amendment this section enjoins on the petitioner to produce the original Sanad or a certified copy thereof and if it is produced and the competent authority is satisfied, then alone the grant can be continued. Here the case is exactly reverse. The petitioner has not produced any Sanad nor he has produced any certified copy thereof. There was no legal obligation on the Government to enquire in the matter and to come to a conclusion and, therefore, in the opinion of this Court, the orders passed by the Government are correct and no grievance can be made against them. State of M.P. vs. Ranajirao and Another, AIR 1968 SC 1053 distinguished. Petition dismissed.