Amol Rattan Singh, J.

These four appeals arise out of four suits filed by five persons who are parties to the lis. Two of the suits pertain to land falling in village Bakhlaur, then Tehsil Nawanshahar, formerly District Hoshiarpur (now District Nawanshahar), whereas two suits pertain to land falling in village Sooni, Tehsil Garshankar, District Hoshiarpur. The owner of the suit land, in all the suits, was stated to be one Shakuntla Devi, essentially whose wills stand to question in 3 of the 4 suits. In one suit, pertaining to land in village Bakhlaur, only a decree of permanent injunction was sought, though even in that case, the defendant did rely upon a will of Shakuntla Devi.

Civil suit No.25 was filed by Joginder Singh, husband of Shakuntla Devi, arraying as defendants therein one Usha Devi, her brother Baljit Singh, as also his minor sons Joga Singh and Deepak Kumar. Usha Devi and Baljit Singh are stated to be first cousins (paternal uncles' children) of Shakuntla Devi. The plaintiff sought a decree of declaration that he is the co-owner in joint possession of 24