1. This revision petition has been filed by Smt. Rajinder Kaur and Miss Surinder Kaur, petitioners, who were arrayed as defendant Nos. 1 and 2 in the suit, against the order of dismissal of their appeal bearing MCA No. 143 of 1998 passed by the Additional District Judge, Jalandhar affirming the order dated 9-2-1998 passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jalandhar, who had dismissed their Miscellaneous Application No. 27 of 1997 moved under Order 39, Rule 2-A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the Code) against the respondent Nos. 1 to 12 out of which respondent No. 1 was the plaintiff in the main suit while respondents No. 2 to 12 were arrayed as parties to the application filed by the petitioners under Order 39, Rule 2-A of the Code. Along with the revision petition an application for condonation of delay in filing the revision petition under S. 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the 1963 Act) has also been filed.

2. In order to get a complete picture of the controversy involved, essential facts have to be noticed, Sukhbir Singh, respondent No. 1 in the present petition, had filed civil Suit No. 186 of 1993 for per