JUDGMENT :

ROMESH VERMA, J.

1. The present appeal arises out of the judgment and decree, dated 08.07.2024 as passed by the learned District Judge, Bilaspur, H.P. in Civil Appeal No. 32/13 of 2023, whereby the appeal preferred by the present appellants/defendants has been ordered to be dismissed and the judgment and decree dated 15.05.2023, as passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Bilaspur, H.P. in Civil Suit No. 74­1 of 2015, titled as Sant Ram & others vs. The Principal Secretary, Revenue & others, have been affirmed, whereby the suit filed by the plaintiffs/respondents for declaration and mandatory injunction was decreed.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the plaintiffs/respondents filed a suit for declaration and mandatory injunction in the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge, Bilaspur, on 27.05.2015 on the ground that the land comprised in Khata/Khatoni No. 21/21, Khasra No. 162, measuring 5­12 bighas, situated at Village Tramari, Pargna Rattanpur, Tehsil Sadar, District Bilaspur, H.P. is owned and possessed by the plaintiffs. In the year 1980, the defendants had constructed Deoth­Lag Ghat Jamli link road and for that purpose, the land owned and possessed by the plaintiffs