IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Ram Nath (since deceased) thr LRs and Others . . . . Appellants Vs.

Bhagwan Singh and Others . . . . Respondents ****

Reserved on: 27.01.2026 Pronounced on: 03.02.2026 Pronounced fully/opera8ve part: Fully ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Argued by:- Mr. Jaivir Yadav, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashutosh Sharma, Advocate for the appellants in RSA-1236-1991.

Mr. Rajinder Goel, Advocate for the appellants in RSA-1087-1999.

Mr. Mahabir Singh Tanwar, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 6, 8, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 20 and also on behalf of Mr. Jagat Singh, Advocate for respondent Nos.7, 10 to 12, 14 to 16 and 18.

Service of respondent Nos.21 to 23 dispensed with vide order dated 13.12.1991.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

This judgment disposes of two Regular Second Appeals, which arise out of iden1cal facts and raise common ques1ons of law and fact.

2. For convenience, the facts are taken from RSA No.1236 of 1991 1- tled ‘Ram Nath & Others v. Bhagwan Singh & Others’, which arose out of Civil Suit No.475 of 1989 1tled ‘Sheoraj Singh & Others v. Ram Nath & Others’; and Civil Appeal No.82/13 of 1989 1tled ‘ Sheoraj Singh & Others v. Ram Nath &

Others’.

3. B