Judgment. - These are six appeals directed against three judgments and decrees of the learned Additional District Judge of Ludhiana whereby he varied the decrees passed by the trial Court in Suits Nos. 528, 529 and 531 of 1943. The facts of the case are not very simple and may be stated at some length. The vendors and the plaintiff are related in the following manner:

On 29-12-1933 Dhanna Singh sold half share of the whole area in dispute to Dewa Singh, Sohna and others for a sum of Rs. 4,900. The vendees in their turn resold the property to one Ashar Singh and on 24-8-1934 Major Singh pre-empted the sale and obtained this half share by means of a pre-emption decree. In order to pay off the pre-emption money Major Singh sold his half share to Bhag Singh. He also sold a portion of the property that he obtained by preemption to Chanan Singh and another portion to Indar Singh.

2. Gulzara Singh, a collateral who claims to be a minor, brought three suits. Suit No. 528 was to challenge the sale in favour of Indar Singh. Suit No. 529 was to challenge the sale in favour of Chanan Singh. Suit No. 531 was to challenge the sale in favour of Bhag Singh. In all these suits the vendees pleaded th

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