N.K. Sodhi, J. - Facts giving rise to the litigation out of which the present writ petition has arisen are not in dispute and lie in a narrow compass.

2. As per jamabandi for the year 1977-78 Rajinder Singh and Devinder Singh were joint owners in equal shares of land measuring 179 Kanals 19 Marlas in village Janal Tehsil Sunam district Sangrur. Devinder Singh sold 16 Kanals out of his share to Sukhdev Singh petitioner by sale deed dated 29.5.1980. Thereafter he sold out of his share through his Attorney Gurinder Singh another parcel of land measuring 33 Kanals 1 Marla to the petitioner on 11.6.1981. This Sale deed was entered at Serial No. 1270 in the register of the Document Writer though it was registered on 23.6.1981. On the same day i.e. on 11.6.1981. Gurinder Singh Attorney of Devinder Singh also sold 24 Kanals of land to Smt. Gurdev Kaur respondent No. 12. This sale deed was entered at Serial No. 1272 in the register of the Document Writer and was registered on the same day. On 23.12.1982 Rajinder Singh moved an application before the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Sunam requesting for separation of his half share out of the joint land measuring 179 Kanals 19 Marlas.