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Smt. Bhulan (deceased) Through LRs and Others … Appellants Versus Moman (deceased) Through LRs and Others ... Respondents ****

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Mr. Ashok Verma, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Ritesh Aggarwal, Advocate for the respondents.

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1. Respondents/plaintiffs filed a suit for possession of suit land measuring 63 Kanals 8 Marlas comprising Khasra No.58/2/(2(cid:3)0), 3 (3(cid:3)0), 4 (3(cid:3)0), 7 (3(cid:3)0), 8 (30), 13 (8(cid:3)0), 15 (7(cid:3)2) situated at village Kutia Kheri Tehsil and District Hisar claiming that defendants are in illegal possession and Jee Ram was owner of land in Khasra No.58, as per Jamabandi for the year 1943(cid:3)44 measuring 38 Bighas 10 Biswas. Jee Ram sold the land to Kumbha by registered sale deed dated 23.11.1953. Bhuru father of the plaintiff filed suit for pre(cid:3)emption No.382 of 1954, which was decreed vide judgment and decree dated 11.11.1955 on payment of (cid:1)940/(cid:3), the amount was deposited by Bhuru in time and appeal was dismissed on 23.03.1956, second appeal was dismissed on 07.02.1962. After decree, consolidation took place and Khasra No.58 was split up to new Khasra numbers reproduced above total measuring 63 Kanals 8 Marlas.

2. Plaintiffs took possession of the suit land, defendants re(cid:3)gained the possession from Bhuru decree(cid:3)holder in pursuance of order dated 04.05.1970, Bhuru got symbolic possession only as owner. Bhuru died and plaintiffs and proforma defendants are his legal representatives. Kumbha died, defendants No.1 to 10 are his legal heirs. Plaintiffs filed a petition under Section 18 of Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 on 08.01.1963 on the grounds that they have been in cultivating possession as tenants over land for more than 6 years and the land was not reserved, that application was rejected by holding that since Bhuru has purchased the land, so he ceased to be a tenant. The Financial Commissioner dismissed the revision petition vide order dated 15.10.1981. Possession of defendants on the land is illegal and without any rights, plaintiffs being owners are entitled to its possession. Hence the suit.

3. The suit was contested by defendants No.1 to 10 on the grounds that suit is barred by res(cid:3)judicata, plaintiffs are estopped from filing the suit, suit is bad on account of non(cid:3)joinder of Mansa Ram and that suit is not maintainable in the present form. Answering defendants have acquired occupancy rights. It was further pleaded that Bhuru never filed revision petition befor