Mr. Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. (Oral). - Plaintiff/appellants are in second appeal before this Court having remained unsuccessful in both the Courts below.

2. Briefly noticed, a suit for declaration was instituted by the plaintiffs to the effect that they are owners to the extent of half share in respect of land measuring 78 kanals and 13 marlas situated at Village Lakhowal, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar and as per details furnished in the plaint. Consequential relief of permanent injunction was also sought for restraining the defendant from alienating the suit property in any manner.

3. Case set up on behalf of the plaintiff/appellants was that the suit land measuring 78 kanals, 13 marlas was previously under the ownership of Nand Singh and Charan Singh, who were jointly cultivating the land. Charan Singh was the father of plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were stated to be in service and the defendant who was son-in-law of Nand Singh had played a fraud upon father of the plaintiffs and in pursuance thereto, a fraudulent sale deed was got executed by Charan Singh in favour of the defendant. It was averred that the sale deed, if any, is null, void, forged and fabricated and the re