IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH State of Haryana and another .....Appellants Versus Amrik Singh (deceased) through LRs and another .....Respondents

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4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is : Full pronounced or full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full : Not applicable judgment, and reasons thereof CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Argued by: Mr. Priyavrat Parashar, AAG, Haryana, for the appellants.

Mr. Inderjeet Singh, Advocate for the respondents.

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NAMIT KUMAR , J .

1. The appellants/defendants-State of Haryana are in Regular Second Appeal before this Court challenging the judgment and decree dated 14.08.1997, passed by learned First Appellate Court, whereby the appeal preferred by the respondents/plaintiff, has been accepted and the judgment and decree dated 21.11.1995, passed by learned Trial Court has been set aside and the suit of the respondents/plaintiff has been decreed.

2. Parties to the lis hereinafter shall be referred to by their original position before the learned Trial Court.

3. The brief facts of the ca