IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 19.01.2026 Ajmer Kaur and others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Smt. Rao (since deceased) through LR ....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. J.S.Bhatti, Advocate for the appellants.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Plaintiffs are in Second Appeal against the concurrent judgments and decrees of the learned Court below; whereby suit filed by the appellants for declaration with consequential relief of permanent injunction, has been dismissed by both the Courts below.

2. It is inter alia submitted by learned counsel for the appellants that Sarwan Singh predecessor-in-interest of the defendant/respondent sold the land in dispute comprising in the present Khasra No. 3//18/1, to Milkha Singh predecessor-in-interest of plaintiffs vide Registered sale deed dated 4.3.1959. It is submitted that although possession of the suit property was delivered immediately to the appellants, but the mutation could not be sanctioned as consolidation proceedings had commenced. However, possession of Milkha Singh was duly shown in the column of cultivation though as a tenant only. He was thus shown in possession in 'Misal Haqiat’ pre