Judgment

Mr. Vikram Aggarwal, J.

The present revision petition assails the order dated 26.02.2021 passed by the Civil Judge (Senior Division) Mansa, vide which the application filed by the petitioner-defendant under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (for short ‘the CPC’) was dismissed.

2. The facts, as emanating from the revision petition, are that respondent-plaintiff-Major Singh, who is the real brother of the petitioner-defendant-Baldev Singh filed a suit for declaration to the effect that he was the owner in possession of land measuring 16 Kanals 7 Marlas situated at Village Dhalewan, Tehsil and District Mansa (hereinafter referred to as the land in dispute) and that the petitioner-defendant had no concern with the same. The deed of transfer of ownership dated 08.03.2016 having been executed by the petitioner-defendant was stated to be illegal and the mutation dated 31.03.2016 sanctioned on the basis thereof was also stated to be illegal and both the transfer deed and the mutation were sought to be set aside.

3. It was the case of the respondent-plaintiff that the petitioner-defendant was not only the real brother of the respondent-plaintiff but was also his co-brothe