IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RSA-448-1989 (O&M)

Reserved on: 05.02.2025 Pronounced on: 10.02.2025 BALDEV SINGH AND OTHERS . . . .APPELLANTS Vs.

AMAR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS . . . . RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Vikas Kumar Gupta, Advocate, for the appellants.

Ms. Deepali Puri, Advocate, for respondents No.1 to 4.

DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

Suit for declaration regarding property in dispute filed by plaintiffs Amar Singh etc. (contesting respondents No.1 to 4 herein) was dismissed by the trial Court vide judgment & decree dated 03.02.1988. However, the appeal filed by the said plaintiffs was partly accepted by the First Appellate Court on 06.12.1988, giving rise to the present Regular Second Appeal by some of the contesting defendants (appellants herein), impleading other contesting defendants as proforma respondents N: 6 & 7.

2. Trial Court record was called. Same has been perused. In order to avoid any confusion, parties shall be referred as per their status before the trial Court.

3.1 Plaintiffs are sons of defendant No.1 - Gurbax Singh (proforma respondent N: 5 herein). They constituted a joint Hindu family with Gurbax