IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH State of Haryana and others .....Appellants Versus Roshan Lal (deceased) through his LRs .....Respondents

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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. Priyavrat Parashar, AAG, Haryana for the appellants assisted by ASI Surender Singh.

Mr. Babbar Bhan Dhayal, Advocate for the LRs of the respondent.

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NAMIT KUMAR , J .

1. The appellants/defendants are in Regular Second Appeal before this Court challenging the judgment and decree dated 07.08.1996, passed by the learned First Appellate Court, whereby the judgment and decree dated 27.02.1992, passed by the learned Trial Court, has been reversed and the suit of the respondent/plaintiff has been decreed.

2. Parties to the lis hereinafter shall be referred to by their original position before the learned Trial Court.

3. The pleaded case of the plaintiff is that he was initially enrolled as a Con