IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH State of Punjab and others .....Appellants Versus Labh Singh (now deceased) through his LRs .....Respondent

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4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is : Full pronounced or full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full : Not applicable judgment, and reasons thereof CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Argued by : Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab for the appellants.

Mr. Rohit Kataria, Advocate for Mr. Manu K. Bhandari, Advocate for the respondent.

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NAMIT KUMAR , J .

1. The appellants/defendants-State of Punjab are in Regular Second Appeal before this Court challenging the judgment and decree dated 06.06.1995, passed by learned First Appellate Court, whereby the appeal preferred by the respondent/plaintiff, has been accepted and the judgment and decree dated 23.07.1994, passed by learned Trial Court has been set aside and the suit of the respondent/plaintiff has been decreed and the impugned order of dismissal dated 25.05.1989 and order dismissing his appeal, have been set aside.

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