R. M. LODHA, J.

( 1 ) LEAVE granted in SLP (C) Nos. 18030-18031/01 and SLP (C) Nos. 18231-18232/ 2001.

( 2 ) THIS judgment will dispose of a group of fourteen civil appeals by special leave. Since common questions of law have been involved in all these appeals, it is appropriate to deal with and decide them by a common judgment.

( 3 ) WE will confine ourselves only to the facts of Civil Appeals 4117-4118/2001 for the facts of this appeal are similar to the facts of the other appeals comprised in this group.

( 4 ) RAJINDER Singh (1 st appellant) is the owner of the land comprising in Khewat No. 609/ 793 Khasra No. 125/21/3 (0-9), 127/1/2 (2-4), 2 (8-0), 3 (8-18), 8 (5-0), 9/1 (6-12), 125/2 (8-0), 23 (8-0), 24 (4-10) total admeasuring 51 kanals 3 marlas. Arkinder Pal Singh (2nd appellant) owns the land in Khewat No. 610/ 794 Khasra No. 125/2/3 (1-5), 3/2 (2-9), 7/2 (2-0), 8 (8-0), 9/1 (1-0), 13 (8-0), 14 (8-0), 15 (4-10), 17 (8-8), 18 (8-0) total admeasuring 51 kanals 12 marlas. They also jointly own land comprising in Khewat No. 611/795 Khasra No. 124/14/2 (5-16), 15/2 (5-11), 30/2 (0-8), 31 (0-8), 125/9/2 (6-4), 11/1/2/ (1-7), 19 (8-0), 20 (7-19), 21/1 (4-4), 124/16/1 (3-10), 16/4 (