IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA .

FAO No. 305 of 2011 Reserved on: 19.10.2023 Date of Decision: 16.11.2023 Bidhi Chand and others ...Appellants.

Versus Hardial Singh and others ...Respondents.

Coram o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes.

For the A ppellants : Mr. N.K. Thakur, Senior Advocate with Mr. Divya Raj Singh Thakur, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Ms. Devyani Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Basant Pal Thakur, Advocate for respondent No.1 to 5.

Mr. Ajay Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Atharv Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.6.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 20.6.2011, passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Una, vide which the appeal filed by respondents no. 1 to 5

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

(defendants before the learned Trial Court) was allowed and the matter was remanded to learned Trial Court to decide the same afresh. (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are