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2023 Supreme(P&H) 1427

H. S. MADAAN
Chand Singh – Appellant
Versus
Jaswant Singh – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Parties :Mr. M.L. Sarin Senior, Advocate, Ms. Hemani Sarin, Mr. Aayush Arora, Mr. Sanjiv Manrai Senior, Advocate

Table of Content
1. ownership and inheritance rights concerning joint family property. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. defendant's claims of ownership and legal standing. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
3. appeal filing and its admissibility. (Para 35 , 36 , 37)
4. court's view on evidence and property classification. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42)
5. adoption and its implications for inheritance rights. (Para 43 , 45 , 46 , 47)
6. validity and implications of wills and decrees. (Para 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53)
7. final judgment restoring the lower court's decision. (Para 61 , 62 , 63 , 64)

Judgment

Mr. H.S. Madaan, J.

Shortly put, facts of the case are that plaintiff Chanan Singh son of Lal Singh, resident of village Machaki Mal Singh, Tehsil & District Faridkot had filed a suit for possession of land measuring 158 kanals 14 marlas situated in the revenue estate of village Machaki Mal Singh against defendants Chand Singh, Kulwant Singh, Jabarjang Singh, residents of village Kameana.

2. As per the version of the plaintiff, he and his real brother Hakam Singh constituted a joint Hindu family and they owned 331 kanals 11 marlas of land, which had nature of ancestral and joint Hindu family property; the suit lan

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