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VIKRAM AGGARWAL
Mohinder Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Harpal Kaur – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Vikram Aggarwal, J.
This is defendants appeal against the judgment and decree dated 31.08.2022 passed by the Additional District Judge, Sangrur vide which the appeal filed by the respondents No. 1 and 2-plaintiffs was allowed, judgment and decree dated 06.03.2020 passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Malerkotla was set aside and the suit filed by respondents No. 1 and 2-plaintiffs was decreed. The parties shall be referred as per their original status in the suit.
2. The dispute revolves around the land owned by one Sarabjit Singh (1/4th share out of land measuring 49 bighas 16 biswas and 17/23 share out of land measuring 46 bighas 2 biswas) (fully described in the plaint) situated in the revenue estate of Village Daman Mehli, Tehsil Malerkotla, District Sangrur (hereinafter referred to as 'the disputed land'). Sarabjit Singh was married to Harpal Kaur. From the wedlock, there was one son namely Gurvir Singh. Mohinder Kaur was the mother of Sarabjit Singh and he had one sister namely Harwinder Kaur. Sarabjit Singh expired on 11.05.2014. It is after his death that a dispute, as it normally does, though unfortunate, arose between his wife and son on one side and his
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