117 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 25.02.2025 Manohar Lal Mehta (since deceased) through his LRs ...... Appellant versus Krishna Devi & ors. ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN ***

Present :- Mr. Munish Gupta, Advocate for the appellant.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

1 Plaintiff is in second appeal aggrieved of part of judgment and decree dated 20.09.2019 passed by Additional District Judge, Hoshiarpur returned by the Lower Appellate Court allowing his suit in part to the extent that he has been entitled to 1/8^th share in the suit property left by Raja Ram his father. For convenience parties hereinafter are referred to by their original position in the suit i.e. the appellant as plaintiff and the respondents as defendants.

2 Plaintiff filed a suit seeking decree of declaration to the effect that he is owner in possession of the land measuring 153 kanals 8 marlas as detailed out in the head note of the plaint. Plaintiff claimed that the suit land was purchased in the name of Raja Ram his father as Benamidar. After death of Raja Ram, the same has been wrongly mutated in favour of defendants No.1 to 4. Plaintiff being exclusive o