Judgment

Quadri, J.-This appeal raises the question: whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, sale deed dated April 30, 1963 (Exhibit-C) executed by the first defendant group in favour of the plaintiffs conveyed absolute title to and interest in the suit proper­ty.

2. The facts which gave rise to this question may be noticed here.

3. The plaintiffs (Predecessors-in-interest of the appellants, herein­after referred to as ‘the first purchasers’) purchased land measuring 9 bighas 17 kathas and 12 dhoors, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the suit property’) from Defendant No. 1 as Karta of H.U.F. and its members (Predecessors-in-interest of Respondents 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11, hereinaf­ter referred to as ‘the vendors’) under the registered sale deed dated April 30, 1963 (Exhibit-C). On the alleged ground of the first pur­chasers not paying the entire consideration amount the vendors by a registered document dated June 19, 1963, Exhibit-H, purported to cancel Exhibit-C, and on July 8, 1963 executed a second sale deed, Exhibit C/1, in favour of respondents 1 to 5 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the second purchasers’). Coming to know of these facts, the first purchasers filed Title Su