IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. S. AHLUWALIA

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ON THE 2 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 FIRST APPEAL No. 261 of 2004 HARCHARAN SINGH & ORS. AND OTHERS Versus PHOOLWATI & ORS. AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri K.N. Gupta - Senior Advocate, assisted by Shri Santosh Agrawal, Shri Ankur Maheshwari, and Sushri Suhani Dhariwal - Advocates for appellants.

Shri Ajay Chaturvedi - Proxy Counsel on behalf of Shri C.R. Roman - Advocate for LRs. of respondent No. 1.

None for respondents No. 2(a) and 2(d).

Shri Saket Sharma - Advocate for respondents No. 2(b) and 2(c). Shri Parth Dixit - Advocate for respondents No. 6, 7, and 9 to 12.

WITH FIRST APPEAL No. 276 of 2004 KARTAR KAUR AND ORS.(DELETED) AND OTHERS Versus PHOOLWATI AND ORS. THROUGH LRS (A) SIYARAM AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Parth Dixit - Advocate for appellants.

Shri Ajay Chaturvedi - Proxy Counsel on behalf of Shri C.R. Roman - Advocate for LRs. of respondent No. 1.

Shri Santosh Agrawal - Advocate for respondents No. 6 and 7.

JUDGMENT By this common judgment, First Appeal Nos. 261/2004 and 276/2004 shall be decided.

2. First Appeal No. 261/2004 has been filed by plaintiffs, whereas First Appeal No. 276/2004 has been fi