IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on 31^st of October, 2025 Pronounced on 12th of November, 2025 Uploaded on 12th of November, 2025 RSA-1279-1991 (O&M)

Maktulo (Deceased) through LRs and others ....Appellants Versus Ram Parkash (deceased) through LRs and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. Vijay K. Jindal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhishek Shukla, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Anmol Rattan Singh Dhillon, Advocate, Mr. Vishal Pundir, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mr. Ashwani K. Chopra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Harminder Singh, Advocate and Ms. Ridhima Khindria, Advocate for respondent No.2.

PANKAJ JAIN, J.

Plaintiffs are in appeal. For convenience and to avoid confusion, the parties hereinafter are referred to as by their original position before the Court of the First Instance, i.e., the appellants as ‘plaintiffs’ and the respondents as ‘defendants’.

2. The plaintiffs filed suit seeking decree of declaration to the effect that they are owners in possession of a land measuring 69 Kanals and DEEPAK KUMAR

17 Marlas as detailed out in the headnote of the plaint and that order of partition d