IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on :19.08.2025 Pronounced on : 23.09.2025 Jatinder Kumar and others ...Appellants Versus Sant Ram (deceased) through LRs ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN Present: Mr. Avnish Mittal, Advocate, for Ms. Ishika Jain, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate, and Ms. Parul Saini, Advocate for the respondent.

HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J.

1. The plaintiff-appellants have filed this Regular Second Appeal, raising challenge to the judgment and decree dated 11.09.2000, passed by the First Appellate Court-Additional District Judge, Patiala whereby the findings recorded by the trial Court-Sub Judge II Class, Rajpura, were reversed; the Civil Suit of the plaintiff-appellants was dismissed; and the plaintiffs were held entitled to claim 1/5^th share in the suit property on the basis of inheritance from their father.

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2. As per the brief facts, the plaintiff-appellants filed a suit for declaration that they are exclusive owners-in-possession of the land measuring 35 Bigha 10 Biswas having inherited on the basis of a registered Will dated 30.05.1978 (Ex.P4) (hereinafter referred to as “