CR No.5745 of 2013

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

CR No.5745 of 2013

Date of decision:08.12.2014

Pargat Singh and another

...Petitioners

Versus

Gurmail Kaur and others

...Respondents

CORAM:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain

Present:

Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate,

for the petitioners.

Mr. M.C.Dhaliwal, Advocate,

for the respondents.

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RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J.

The petitioners entered into an agreement to sell with

Nachhattar Singh, predecessor-in-interest of the respondents, on 03.01.1998

in respect of 18 Bigha 4 Biswas of land @ `38,500/- per Bigha and paid a

sum of `3,30,000/- as earnest money. The sale deed was to be executed on

31.12.1998. Before the date of execution of the sale deed, the said

Nachhattar Singh suffered a collusive decree dated 14.10.1998 in favour of

Ranjit Singh (respondent no.5) in a Civil Suit No.219 of 20.07.1998 in

respect of the suit land on the basis of an agreement to sell dated

11.06.1997. The said suit was decreed ex parte. Respondent no.5 deposited

the balance sale consideration in the Court and the sale deed was executed

and registered in his