IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 06.04.2026 Puran Mal ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Shri Gaushalla Regd. Mahendergarh and another ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Vaibhav Narang, Advocate for the appellant.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present Second Appeal has been filed by the defendant No.1 against the concurrent judgments and decrees of the learned District Courts; whereby suit filed by the plaintiff/respondent No.1 for possession, had been decreed by both the District Courts.

2. It was the pleaded case of the plaintiff that as per Jamabandi for the year 2009-2010, it was owner in possession of the suit land as described in the plaint. It was alleged that after demarcation was conducted on 03.02.2017 by order of AC IInd Grade, Charkhi Dadri, defendants were found to have encroached upon suit land and were found to be in illegal possession thereof. Accordingly, on 22.03.2017, plaintiff had served legal notice upon the defendants. However, to no avail. Hence, present suit for possession was filed on 04.05.2017.

3. Upon appraisal of the pleadings and the evidence led by the parties, the learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Divi