1. By this judgment I dispose of two Regular Second Appeals Nos. 78 and 79 of 1978 filed by unsuccessful plaintiffs Sarvshri Kirpal Singh and Rachpal Singh and both the appeals have been directed against the judgment and decree dated 25-10-1982 passed by the Court of Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur, who accepted two Civil Appeals filed by the two sets, of defendants and set aside the judgment and decree of the Additional Senior Sub-Judge (trial Court), Gurdaspur, dated 30-9-1981, who decreed the suit of the plaintiffs for declaration to the effect that they are the owners of the suit land as prayed for.

2. The pleadings of the parties can be summarised in the following manner :-

The plaintiffs in the trial Court Sarvshri Kirpal Singh and Rachhpal Singh sons of Fauja Singh filed a suit for declaration against Aas Kaur widow of Jagat Singh, Ajit Singh, Baldev Singh (both sons of Jagat Singh), Kartar Singh, Nath Singh both sons of Sunder Singh) Puro, Kanto, Mindo (daughters of Tara Singh), Chur Singh Gurmit, Singh, Chindo wife of Randhir Singh, Dalip Singh, Makhan Singh, Jit Singh and Bakhshish Singh (defendants) to the effect that they are the owners of the land measurin