A.N.Jindal, J.

1. This petition has arisen out of the order dated 13.9.2008 passed by the learned District Judge, Sonepat, whereby, he while holding that the application for impleading the legal representatives of Sohan Lal suffered from delay, upheld the abatement order passed by the trial court on 13.10.1997 and the application for review of the said order was dismissed on 23.8.2006. Appeal against the said order was also dismissed.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioners-appellants- plaintiffs filed a suit while pleading that their predecessor-in-interest namely Sohan Lal was a tenant over the piece of land measuring 8 kanals 12 marlas situated in the revenue estate of village Kurar Ibrahimpur, Tehsil Ganaur, District Sonepat. The respondents No. 6 to 13 i.e. Landlords sold the piece of land to the respondents No. 1 to 5 without serving notice upon Sohan Lal who exercised his right of pre-emption. Thus, they challenged the sale deed and filed a civil suit for pre-emption. Sohan Lal expired during the pendency of the suit i.e. on 8.12.1992. The application for impleading the L.Rs was filed by the plaintiffs on 6.3.1995. The said application was d