Sanjay Karol, J.- Plaintiffs Smt. Reeta Devi, Kumari Madhvi, Ms. Ragani, Ms. Payal, Shri Harsh, Smt. Pushpa Devi, Sh.Yog Raj Singh and Sh.Sulinder Singh (Respondents No.1 to 8 herein) filed a suit for permanent prohibitory injunction against the present petitioner (defendant No.1, for short known as the Bank) impleading Shri Joginder Singh, Shri Man Singh, Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Smt. Jarmo Devi, Smt. Anjna and Smt. Pushpa, as proforma defendants (proforma respondents No.2 to 7, respectively herein).

2. The plaintiffs averred that they alongwith proforma defendants are joint owners in possession of house constructed over land measuring 0-16-00 bighas (sixteen hundred sq. yards), bearing Khasra No. 528, Khata Khatoni No.150/157, situated at Mouza Banikhet Jarei, pargana Chuhan, Tehsil Dalhousie, District Chamba, H.P., to the extent of 256/320 shares and remaining 64 shares are owned and possessed by Shri Kulwant son of Shri Bachan Singh and further that plaintiffs No.1 to 5 and proforma defendant No.7 alongwith one Shri Manjeet Singh are also joint owners in possession of two storeyed house measuring 370.2 sq. yards, bearing Khasra No.151, Khata Khatoni No.31/34, situated at M