IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA RSA No. 405 of 2008 Reserved on: 20.03.2026 Date of Decision: 05.05.2026 Jagdish Singh (deceased) through LRs ...Appellants Versus Prem Singh & Ors u ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No For the Appellant : Mr Bhupinder Gupta, Senior Advocate, with Mr Janesh Gupta, Advocate, for the appellants.

For the Respondents : Mr Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the respondents.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 04.06.2008 passed by learned Additional District Judge Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, H.P. (learned Appellate Court) vide which the judgment and decree passed by

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

learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, H.P. (learned Trial Court) were upheld. (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 that the plaintiff filed a civil suit before the learned Trial Court seeking a declaration that he