JUDGMENT

RAMASWAMI, J.

( 1 ) ONE Bishan Das who is the father of respondents 2 to 5 and another by name Mubari Ram whose legal representatives are respondents 6 and 7, owned considerable extent of land in Pakistan. He died on 11/04/1948 after he migrated to India. After his death the Rehabilitation Department allotted 124 standard acres and 4 1/4 units of evacuee land on 26/08/1949. The five sons of Bishan Das were treated as entitled to this land as heirs and successors of the displaced person and accordingly mutation was allowed by the rehabilitation authorities on 17/02/1953 in favour of the five sons showing each of them entitled to 24 standard acres and 13 units of land. Permanent rights in regard to this allotted land were also conferred by the authorities under the provisions of the said Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act in the names of the sons of Bishan Das on 2/01/1956. These lands were in the occupation of different tenants against whom the five brothers initiated ejectment proceedings by filing applications under S. 9 (1) (i) of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 (hereinafter called the Act) for ejectment on the ground that each of them is