IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

R.S.A. No. 4252 of 2012 (O&M)

Date of decision : April 08, 2015

Raj Rani and others

... Appellants

vs.

Hanuman Ji Mandir/Dera Sh. Hanuman,

Raghumajra, Patiala and others

... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURINDER GUPTA

Present:

Mr. P.K. Gupta, Advocate

for the appellants.

Mr. Kanwal Goyal, Advocate

for the respondent no.1.

Surinder Gupta, J

Respondent no.1-Hanumanji, Mandir/Dera Hanumanji,

Raghomajra, Patiala through its Mohatamim Lal Nath Chela Hardwari Nath

filed suit for possession of land bearing khewat khatauni no.3656/5900,

khasra no.1855 (3-0) situated at Patiala alleging that the suit land is owned

by the plaintiff as per entries in jamabandi for the year 1991-92. Earlier

Sohan Nath being Mohant/Mohatamim/manager of the Dera of Mandir was

cultivating the suit land and after his death, the same was under the

cultivation of Lal Nath, who was performing Pooja and managing the Dera.

Sohan Nath was an illiterate person and khasra girdwari was recorded in

the name of Hari Ram son of Ram Lal in an illegal manner. Hari Ram had

died several years back and the entries in the khasra girdwari cont