IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 15.10.2025 Pronounced on: 28.10.2025 Balwinder Kaur & Ors.

…Appellants Versus Surjit Kaur & Ors.

…Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Argued by:- Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Senior Advocate With Mr. Saket Bhandari, Advocate for the appellants(defendants N: 2 to 4 before trial court).

Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate for the respondents(plaintiffs, and defendants N: 1 & 5 before trial court.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

It is the some of the defendants’ appeal against reversal. The suit for declaration filed by plaintiffs (respondents N: 1 to 6 herein) was dismissed by the Trial Court on 20.03.2001, but the First Appellate Court, Karnal, vide judgment dated 28.09.2002, allowed the appeal of the plaintiffs and decreed the plaintiffs’

suit.

2. For clarity, the parties are referred to by their status before the Trial Court. The Trial Court record has been called & examined.

3. The dispute relates to the estate of Chattar Singh, who died on 03.12.1991, leaving behind his widow Jagir Kaur (defendant N: 1), two sons Kulwant Singh (defendant N: 5) and Buta Singh; and four daughters Surjit Kaur (plaintiff N: 1), Rajinder Kaur (plaintiff N: