ORDER

Mahabir Singh Sindhu, J. - Controversy in the present case relates to right of pre-emption of a co-sharer in terms of Section - 15 (l)(b), Clause 'Fourth' of The Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 (as applicable to State of Haryana) for short "the Act" and the part of the text existing at the relevant point of time, reads as under:-

"15 Persons in whom right of pre-emption vest in respect of sales of Agricultural land and village immovable property-

(1) The right of pre-emption in respect of agricultural land and village immovable property shall vest-

(a)......................................................

(b) Where the sale is of a share out of joint land or property and is not made by all the co-sharers jointly:-

FIRST................................................

SECONDLY........................................

THIRDLY............................................

FOURTHLY, in the other co-charers;

FIFTHLY............................................

(c) .............................................."

2. Subject matter of the Us is agricultural land measuring 35 Kanals, 2 Marias, hereinafter referred as "suit land"; which was purchased by appellants-vendees (defendants No. 1 to 5) from def