IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on :-02.02.2026 Date of Pronouncement:-04.02.2026 Uploaded on:-05.02.2026 State of Haryana and another … Appellants Versus Data Ram (deceased) through LRs and others ... Respondents ****

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Argued by :-

Mr. Ved Prakash, Senior DAG, Haryana.

Ms. Parul Saini, Advocate for Mr. Deepak Singh Saini, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 11.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J .

1. The present Regular Second Appeal (hereinafter referred to as “RSA”) has been preferred by the appellants–defendants/State assailing the judgment and decree dated 25.02.1997 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Ambala, whereby the judgment and decree dated 15.06.1996 rendered by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ambala City, partly decreeing and partly dismissing the suit instituted by the respondents–plaintiffs, was modified.

1.1. The appellants/State seek reversal of the impugned judgment and decree and pray for dismissal of the suit of the respondents–plaintiffs, contending that the appellate interference has resulted in a substantial miscarriage of justice. It is respectfully urged that the i