Judgement

BHARGAVA, J. : This appeal arises out of a suit brought for possession of some land which was admittedly owned at one time by one Labhu. Labhu died in the year 1917 and, on his death, his widow, Smt. Harnam Kaur, who filed the suit as plaintiff came into possession of the land. She continued in possession of the land until the year 1954 when, on an application made by the collaterals of Labhu, the Naib-Tahsildar, by his order dated 26th June 1954, effected mutation in favour of those collaterals. These collaterals were defendants 1 to 4 Mangal Singh. Amar Singh, Santa Singh and Ishar Singh. These collaterals, on the basis of the order of the Naib-Tehsildar, dispossessed Smt. Harnam Kaur. Harnam Kaur s appeal against the order of the Naib-Tehsildar was dismissed by the Collector. The claim of these collaterals was that Smt. Harnam Kaur had entered into karewa marriage with one of these collaterals, Isher Singh, defendant No. 4 and, consequently, she had lost her right to hold the land of her first husband Labhu. Smt. Harnam Kaur denied that she had entered into any karewa marriage with Ishar Singh and. on the basis of this denial, instituted the suit claiming possession of