IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA RSA No. 51 of 2023 Date of decision: 21.04.2026 Satish Kumar (deceased) through LRs & others ...Appellants Versus Vinod Gupta & others ...Respondents Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma, Judge Whether approved fo u r reporting?1 For the appellants : Mr. Sanjay Jaswal, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Hemant K. Thakur and Mr.Vidush Chauhan, Advocates.

Romesh Verma, Judge :

g The present appeal arises out of judgment and decree, as passed by learned District Judge, Kangra at Dharamshala, District Kangra, dated 29.11.2022, whereby the appeal preferred by the present respondents/counter claimants was allowed and the decree for possession was granted to the counter claimants with respect to the suit land, and the judgment and decree as passed by learned Senior Civil Judge, Kangra, District Kangra, H.P. dated 23.09.2017, dismissing the counter claim of the defendants/respondents, was set aside.

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

2. Brief facts of the case are that the present plaintiffs/appellants filed a suit for declaration with consequential relief of perma