JUDGMENT :

GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.

F.A. No. 43 of 2012

1. Appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree dated 15.12.2011/06.01.2012, in T.S. No. 76 of 2006 by Senior Civil Judge-I, Dhanbad.

2. Defendant Nos. 1 to 3 are the present appellants. Respondent Nos. 1 to 9 are the Plaintiffs including their legal representatives. Respondent Nos. 10 to 15 are the intervenor defendants (D-5 to D-10) from whom the D-1 to D-3 claim to derive title by sale. Notices were issued on respondent Nos. 10-15 vide order dated 15.04.2015 and substituted service was effected by publication of notice in the newspaper which were declared to be validly served on these respondents. Respondent No. 20 State of Jharkhand, Respondent No. 21 - D.C. Dhanbad and Respondent No. 22-Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) have been impleaded vide order dated 29.11.2019. Respondent No. 23 is M/s Asarfi Hospital Pvt. Ltd in whose favour 11.92 acre of Gairabad Khas Khata land was transferred by Respondent No. 22 has been impleaded vide order dated 03.03. 2022. Claim of R-23 depends on the State c