IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

I. RSA-3074-1999 (O&M)

SMT. PREM AND OTHERS . . . . APPELLANTS Vs.

RAM PAL AND OTHERS . . . . RESPONDENTS ****

II. RSA-3073-1999 (O&M)

SMT. VIDYA AND OTHERS . . . . APPELLANTS Vs.

AMAR SINGH AND OTHERS . . . . RESPONDENTS ****

III. RSA-3075-1999 (O&M)

SMT. PREM AND OTHERS . . . . APPELLANTS Vs.

SARWAN KUMAR AND OTHERS . . . . RESPONDENTS ****

IV. RSA-3076-1999 (O&M)

SMT. VIDYA AND OTHERS . . . . APPELLANTS Vs.

SARWAN KUMAR AND OTHERS . . . . RESPONDENTS RESERVED ON: 08.05.2025 PRONOUNCED ON: 01.07.2025 ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA ****

Argued by: Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vikram Vir Sharda, Mr. Sandeep Singh and Mr. Jugansh Goyal, Advocates for the appellant(s) in all the appeals.

Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Saket Bhandari and Mr. Nipun Vashisth, Advocates for respondent Nos.37 to 41 in RSA-3073 & 3076 – 1999 for respondent Nos.26 to 28 in RSA-3074 & 3075 – 1999.

Mr. Sandeep Verma, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 & 3 in RSA-3073-1999;

for respondent No.14 in RSA-3074-1999; for respondent No.16 in RSA-3075-1999;

for respondent Nos.26 & 28 in RSA-3076-1999.

Mr. Amit Jain, Advocate for LRs of responden