IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (118 Date of Decision:-26.02.2026 Kishanti and Another … Appellants Versus Partap Singh @ Pritam Singh and Others ... Respondents ****

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present:- Mr. Mohit Kakkar, Advocate for the appellants.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J . (Oral)

1. The present Regular Second Appeal (hereinafter referred to as the “RSA”) has been instituted to assail the judgment and decree dated 12.05.2025 rendered by the learned District Judge, Sonipat, whereby the appeal preferred by the plaintiff was allowed and, upon setting aside the judgment and decree passed by the learned Civil Judge, the suit of the plaintiff came to be decreed.

2. In brief, the respondent–plaintiffs instituted a suit for pre- emption asserting their preferential right to pre-empt Sale Deed Nos. 3303 and 3304, both dated 20.02.2014, pertaining to land measuring 10 Kanals 10 Marlas sold in favour of defendants No.1 and 2. The claim was founded on the plea that the respondents–plaintiffs were tenants in respect of the suit land and, by virtue thereof, possessed a superior right of pre-emption.

3. The suit was contested by defendants No.1 and 2, who de