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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
DEEPAK GUPTA
Ramesh Kumar Alias Ramesh Chander – Appellant
Versus
Ravi Kant Alias Ravi Kumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Deepak Gupta, J.
Suit for declaration with consequential relief of permanent injunction regarding property in dispute filed by plaintiffs Ramesh Kumar and another (appellants herein) was decreed by the trial Court of Id. Civil Judge (Jr. Div.) Abohar vide judgment & decree dated 11.03.2013. However, the appeal filed by contesting defendants No.l Ravi Kant (respondent No.l herein) was allowed by the First Appellate Court of Ld. Additional District Judge, Fazilka vide his judgment dated 03.01.2014, thus dismissing the suit of the plaintiffs.
2. Trial Court record was called. Same has been perused. In order to avoid confusion, parties shall be referred as per their status before the Trial Court.
3. It is undisputed that Sh. Parmanand was the owner of the property in dispute detailed in the head note of the plaint. He died on 12.03.2005. He had four sons and three daughters. These seven children are party to this litigation, as two of the brothers namely, Ramesh Kumar & Naresh Kumar (plaintiffs - appellants) filed the suit against their two other brothers namely Ravi Kant & Vijay Kumar, and three sisters namely Krishana, Santosh & Asha, who were impleaded as defendants N: 1 to 5
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