IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA RSA No. 441 of 2007.

Reserved on: 25 ^th February, 2026.

Decided on: 10 March, 2026.

Ram Lal & Ors. .... Appellants.

Versus Shiv Lal ....Respondent.

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Appellants: Mr Bhupender Gupta, Senior Advocate, with Mr Pranjal Munjal, Advocate.

For the Respondent: Nemo.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

The present appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 08.06.2007 passed by learned District Judge, Shimla, H.P. (learned First Appellate Court) vide which the judgment and decree passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Theog, dated 24.05.2005 were ordered to be set aside. (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as

1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise t.o the present appeal are that the plaintiff filed a civil suit before the learned Trial Court for seeking a declaratfion that the plaintiff, defendant No.1 and their father Budhi Ram were co-owners in possession of the land comtpris