IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE RATNESH CHANDRA SINGH BISEN ON THE 17^th OF FEBRUARY, 2026 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1330 of 2017 JAGDISH PRASAD PATEL & OTHERS Versus SMT. SUSHILA PATEL & OTHERS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......................

Appearance Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta– Advocate for the appellants/defendants.

Shri Rupesh Singh Thakur – Advocate for respondents/plaintiffs.

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FIRST APPEAL NO. 195 of 2018 SMT. SUSHILA PATEL & OTHERS Versus JAGDISH PRASAD PATEL & OTHERS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......................

Appearance Shri Rupesh Singh Thakur– Advocate for the appellants/plaintiffs.

Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta – Advocate for the respondents/defendants.

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Heard on : 15.12.2025

Pronounced on : 17.02.2026

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JUDGMENT

Both these appeals have been preferred under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Proced