JUDGMENT

Bhan, J.-These appeals are directed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated 11th July, 1996 passed in R.S.A. No. 2315 of 1988 whereby the High Court has upheld the judgment of reversal of the Additional District & Sessions Judge thereby decreeing the suit filed by the plaintiffs-respondents Nos. 1 & 2 (hereinafter referred to as the respondents ).

2. Civil Appeal No. 15340 of 1996 has been filed by the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana and Civil Appeal No. 15341 of 1996 has been filed by the inhabitants of the area of the suit land. The facts are taken from Civil Appeal No. 15340 of 1996.

3. Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, (hereinafter referred to as the appellant ), notified a Town Planning Scheme Area No. 6 Part-IIIA, known as Sampuran Colony, Model Gram, Ludhiana, duly framed under Section 192(2) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (for short the Act ). Sampuran Singh is the father of Respondent Nos. 1 (D) through Lrs. and 2 and husband of Smt. Rajinder Kaur. In the Scheme, the land of Smt. Rajinder Kaur, (since deceased) respondent No.3 and mother of the respondents was also included. Notice was published in the newspaper