IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 173 of 2004 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================

BABULAL SOMCHAND SHAH & ORS.

Versus SURESH BABULAL SHAH & ORS.

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Appearance:

DECEASED LITIGANT THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS/ REPRESTENTATIVES for the Appellant(s) No. 4 DELETED for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR LALJI R MOKARIA(3085) for the Appellant(s) No. 4.1,4.2,4.3 MR RJ GOSWAMI(1102) for the Appellant(s) No. 3 MR DIVYA VORA FOR MR SATYAM Y CHHAYA(3242) for the Appellant(s)

No. 2 MR HD CHUDASAMA(234) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,3 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.

PRACHCHHAK Date : 13/08/2025

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Present appeal is filed by the appellants – original defendants under Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 against the judgment and order dated 24.12.2003 passed by the learned Civil Judge (S.D.), at Ahmedabad (herein after