Kuldip Singh , Judge The plaintiff has come in second appeal against the judgment, decree dated 18.7.2000 passed by learned District Judge, Chamba in Civil Appeal No. 58 of 1999 reversing judgment, decree dated 29.7.1999 passed by the learned Sub Judge 1st Class, Dalhousie in Civil Suit No. 69 of 1994.

2. The facts, in brief, are that the appellant had filed a suit for declaration that sale deed dated 19.6.1993 executed by respondent No.2 in favour of respondent No.1 is illegal, void, without jurisdiction and inoperative on the rights of the appellant with consequential relief of possession and permanent prohibitory injunction. The respondent No.1 was defendant No.2 and respondent No.2 was defendant No.1 in the suit.

3. The further case of the appellant is that he constituted a co-parcenary and joint Hindu family with respondent No. 2 and they are coparceners. The pedigree table relied by the appellant in the plaint is as follows: Baba Surinder Singh Avinder Singh (pre-deceased) Sardool Singh Bedi Manmohan Singh Bedi (Defendant No.1) A.S. Bedi Harinder Singh Bedi Gurdeep Singh Bedi Raj (Widow) Gajinder Singh (Son)Amninder

Singh (Plaintiff)

4. It is the case of the appel