JUDGMENT

R. Subhash Reddy, J.

Leave granted.

2. This appeal is filed by the legal heirs of the deceased defendant No. 5 in the suit, aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 16.02.2018 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in Regular Second Appeal No. 1163 of 1991 (O&M). Respondent nos.1 to 4 herein were the plaintiffs in Suit No. 496 of 1985 filed before the Sub-Judge 1st Class, Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala in the State of Punjab. In the said suit following reliefs were claimed by them :

"Suit for declaration that they are absolute owners in possession being bonafide purchasers for consideration and without notice of land measuring 82 kanals 3 marlas bearing khasra nos.54/22min (4-0), 61/2 (8-0), 1min (4-18), 9(10-4), 54/22min (4-0), 61/min (4-0), 55/16 (8-0), 17 (7-7), 54/19min (4-0), 20 (8-0), 21 (8-0), 54/19min (4-0), 25/25 (6-17), and 60/5/2 (0-17), total 82 kanals 3 marlas, situated in village Kamalpur Patti, Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala as per Jamabandi for the year 1981-82 and the order of learned Chief Sales Commissioner, Kapurthala dated 28.3.1985 vide which the sale in favour of Mohan Singh son of Alladatta of village Mothawala, T