Ram Lal v. Kaushalya

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¶1This appeal has been filed by appellant-defendant no.1, challenging judgment and decree dated 09.04.2003 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Hoshiarpur, whereby judgment and decree dated

10.04.2001, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Hoshiarpur, has been set aside. Learned trial Court had dismissed the suit filed by the plaintiff-respondent vide judgment and decree dated 10.04.2001.

¶2Brief facts necessary for adjudication of the matter are that plaintiff-Bhagwanti widow of Daulat Ram filed a suit for declaration to the effect that she is owner in possession of 7/24 share out of land measuring 34 Kanals 17 Marlas in village Chaggran, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur as described and half share in the land measuring 19 Kanals 19 Marlas in village Mehatpur, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur and in the alternate, decree for possession of the suit property was sought. o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 2o 2023:PHHC:062376o o

¶3As per the plaintiff, suit property belonged to Daulat Ram husband of the plaintiff. Daulat Ram passed away on 05.09.1973 leaving behind his widow, four daughters namely Bimla , Kamla, Kaushalya and Parkasho, besides a son namely Ram lal and daughter-in-law Vidya widow of Paryag Singh (pre-deceased son). Plaintiff claims that parties constituted a Joint Hindu Family and suit property was coparcenary property with the plaintiff, being a Class-I heir, having a share in the same. She claimed that on the basis of notional partition before the death of Daulat Ram, she would thbe owner of 1/4 share along with Daulat Ram and his two sons Paryag thSingh and Ram Lal. She claimed to have inherited 1/4 share of Daulat Ram and commensurate share from estate of Paryag Singh also. She thus claimed 7/24 share out of the disputed land. She pleaded that her share in the thproperty of Daulat Ram after his death is 1/ 4 and after death of Paryag Singh, she had inherited half share in the suit land. Defendant no.1-Ram Lal, it is stated earlier used to pay the commensurate produce of the land in question to plaintiff and when, he stopped depositing the same, she procured the jamabandis and it is only then it came to her knowledge that mutation of the estate of her husband was not sanctioned in her favour after his death, but was sanctioned in favour of Ram Lal son of Daulat Ram and Vidya widow of Paryag Singh (pre-deceased son) in January 1974 qua land in village Chaggran and in February 1975 qua land of village Mehatpur, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur. As the fraud came to her notice, she filed the suit in question.

¶4Suit was contested by defendant no.1-Ram Lal, present appellant while stating that the plaintiff is estopped from filing the suit in question by her own act and conduct as after the death of Daulat Ram in the year 1973, plaintiff herself submitted an application before the revenue o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 3o 2023:PHHC:062376o o officials for sanction of mutation of the land in village Chaggran, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur on the basis of Will dated 01.09.1973 by Daulat Ram in his favour and in favour of Vidya widow of Paryag Singh (pre-deceased son of Daulat Ram) in equal shares. Plaintiff and all daughters of Daulat Ram duly recorded their statement to this effect before the A.C. Ist Grade, Hoshiarpur, on which mutation was sanctioned on 28.01.1974. It is further pleaded that mutation of land in village Mehatpur was also sanctioned on

27.02.1975 on the basis of the said Will. Suit, it is stated is barred by limitation. It was further denied that property in question was coparcenary or Joint Hindi Family property. Property was stated to be the self acquired property of Daulat Ram. Dismissal of the suit was sought.

¶5All other defendants including the widow of Paryag Singh filed written statement, admitting the claim of the plaintiff.

¶6From pleadings of the parties, following issues were framed by the learned trial Court:-

¶1Whether the plaintiff is owner in possession of 7/24 share out of the land measuring 34 K 17 M land ½ share from the land measuring 19 K 19 M?OPP

¶2Whether the plaintiff is entitled for possession of the suit land in the alternative? OPP

¶3Whether the property in dispute is joint property of the parties?OPP

¶4Whether the plaintiff is stopped from filing the present suit by her own act and conduct?OPP

¶5Whether the suit is barred by limitation?OPD

¶6Whether the mutation of shop of Daulat Ram was sanctioned on the basis of Will dated 28.01.1974.

¶7Relief. #.o o $otho theo partieso ledo evidenceo ino supporto ofo theiro respectiveo claims%stands.o &.o o LearnedotrialoCourtoonoconsiderin'otheofactsoandocircumstancesoaso (elloasotheoevidenceoonorecord,ovideojud'mentoandodecreeodatedo)*.*+.2**),o o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 4o 2023:PHHC:062376o o dismissedotheosuitowhileoholdingothatoancestralonatureoofotheosuitopropertyowaso noto proved.o Mutationo ofo theo propertyo waso foundo too haveo beeno entered/sanctionedoinotheoyearo1974/1975oinotheoabsenceoofotheodefendantoatotheo instanceoofoplaintiffoherself,owhooalongowithoherodaughtersoraisedonooobjectiono andoin-factosoughtomutationoofopropertyoinofavouroofoRamoLaloandoVidyaoonotheo basisoofooraloWilloofoDaulatoRam.oReferenceowasomadeotoomutationoEx.D-1oando proceedingsoEx.D-2oandoEx.D-3.oo

9.o o Ono appealo byo Bhagwanti,o learnedo Additionalo Districto Judge,o Hoshiarpur,ovideojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo03.12.2001,oheldothatonoofindingo hadobeenoreturnedoasotoowhetherotheoplaintiffowasotheoowneroofotheosuitoproperty.o Ononooobjectionobeingoraisedobyoeitheroparty,omatterowasoremandedotootheotrialo CourtotoosubmitoaoreportoonoIssueono.o1oafteroaffordingoopportunityotootheopartieso too leado evidence.o Aftero remand,o partieso choseo noto too leado anyo additionalo evidence.oLearnedotrialoCourtovideoitsoreportodatedo02.02.2002oagainoreturnedo theofindingothatodefendantono.1oRamoLaloandoVidya,oareoownersoinopossessionoofo theo suito propertyo sinceo theoyearo1974-75,o therefore,oplaintiffo cannoto beo heldo owneroinopossessionoofoanyopartoofotheosuitoproperty.oJudgmentoandodecreeobyo theolearnedotrialoCourtowasoagainosubjectedotoochallengeobyoBhagwanti,oplaintiff.o

10.o o LearnedoAdditionaloDistrictoJudge,oHoshiarpur,ovideojudgmentoando decreeodatedo09.04.2003,oallowedotheoappealowhileosettingoasideojudgmentoando decreeodatedo10.4.2001.oItowasoheldothatoonceotitleoofodefendant-RamoLalotootheo propertyoonotheobasisoofotheoWilloinoquestionowasonotoproved,othereocannotobeo anyoquestionoofoestoppeloquaotheoplaintiffobyovirtueoofoheroappearanceobeforeotheo A.C.oIstoGrade,oHoshiarpur,oatotheotimeoofosanctionoofomutationoinofavouroofo RamoLaloandoVidya.oItowasoheldothatomutationobyoitselfocannotoconferotitleoando onceotitleoofoRamoLaloandoVidya,oisonotoproved,odismissaloofosuitofiledobyotheo plaintiffowasofoundotoobeounjustifiedoandoincorrect.oItowasofurtheronotedothato VidyaowidowoofoParyagoSinghosupportedotheoplaintiff'socase.oSANJAY KHAN o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 5o 2023:PHHC:062376o o

11.o o Aggrievedotherefrom,opresentoappealohasobeenofiled.o

12.o o Thiso appealo waso admittedo ono 12.12.2006o whileo formulatingo followingosubstantialoquestionoofolaw:-o

1.o Whetheroinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase,otheofirsto appellateoCourtowasorightoinoreversingotheojudgmentoandodecreeoofo theotrialoCourtoandotheojudgmentoandodecreeoofotheofirstoappellateo Courtoisobasedoonomis-readingoofoevidence?o

13.o o Learnedocounseloforotheoappellantosubmittedothatosuitoinoquestiono hasobeenofiledobyotheoplaintiffoi.e.,omotheroofotheoappellantoaftero23oyearsoofo sanctionoofomutationoonotheobasisoofoheroassertionothatosheohasonooobjectionotoo theosanctionoofotheosame.oTheosuit,oitoisosubmittedoisoclearlyotimeobarred.oStillo further,oitowasoarguedothatothoughoitoisomentionedoinotheoplaintothatofraudohaso beenocommittedoinothisocaseobyodefendantono.1,othereoareonoodetailsoofoforgeryoino theoplaintoandoneitherohasoitobeenoprovedoonorecord.oIn-fact,oevenoanoissueoinothiso regardohasonotobeenoframed.oMoreover,omutationosanctionedoinofavouroofotheo appellantoandoVidyaowidowoofoParyagoSingh,ohasonotoevenobeenochallenged.o Learnedocounseloforotheoappellantoalsoocontendsothatothereoisonoopleadingotootheo effectothatoaoWilloinofavouroofotheoappellantowasonotoexecuted.oItoisothusoprayedo thatothisoappealobeoallowed.o

14.o o Learnedocounselofororespondentono.2,o3oandoLRsooforespondento no.6,owhileorefutingotheoargumentsoraisedoonobehalfoofotheoappellantosubmitsothato judgmento ando decreeo datedo 09.04.2003o passedo byo theo learnedo Additionalo Districto Judge,o Hoshiarpur,o haso beeno correctlyo passedo aftero consideringo evidenceoonorecord,ofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase.oItoisosubmittedothato thereoisonooquestionoofolimitationoarisingoinothisocaseoasoclaimoofotheoplaintiffoiso basedo ono title.o Moreover,o mutationo admittedlyo cannoto confero anyo title.o Appellant,oitoisocontendedosetoupoaocaseothatotitleoofotheosuitopropertyohasobeeno transferredo ino hiso favouro ono theo basiso ofo ao Will.o However,o saido Willo datedo o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 6o 2023:PHHC:062376o o

01.09.1973ohasonotobeenoprovedoonorecord.oMoreover,oanooraloWilloasohasobeeno statedotoobeoexecutedoatooneopointoofotimeobyoDaulatoRam,ocannotoconferoanyo titleoonotheoappellantoasoanooraloWilloisonotoadmissibleoinolaw.oLearnedocounselo foro theo respondentso furthero submitso thato ownershipo ando possessiono ofo theo appellantocannotobeopresumedoonotheobasisoofomutationoandotheojamabandisoaso claimed.oItoisothusoprayedothatothisoappealobeodismissed.o

15.o o Heardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandohaveogoneothroughotheo fileoandorecordowithotheiroableoassistance.o

16.o o Ito iso ao mattero ofo recordo thato propertyo ino questiono belongedo too DaulatoRamoi.e.,ohusbandoofoBhagwantioandofatheroofodefendantono.1-RamoLal.o Caseosetoupobyotheoplaintiffoi.e.,owidowoofoDaulatoRamoandomotheroofoRamoLalo isothatosheoisoentitledotootheoshareoofopropertyobyowayoofonaturalosuccessionoando thato mutationo ofo lando ato villageo Chaggrano ando Mehatpuro waso wronglyo sanctionedoono28.01.1974oando27.02.1975,oEx.D-1oandoEx.D-2,orespectively.o Plaintiffocameotooknowoofotheseomutationsoaolittleopriorotoofilingoofotheosuitowheno sheoobtainedocopiesoofojamabadis.oAppellant,oonotheootherohandoclaimsotitleotoo theopropertyoinoquestion,oonotheobasisoofoWillodatedo01.09.1973.oItoisohisospecifico standoinotheowrittenostatementothatomutationoofolandoinovillageoChaggranoasowello asoMehatpurowasosanctionedoonotheobasisoofotheosaidooraloWilloandothatoplaintiffo herselfohadosubmittedoanoapplicationobeforeotheorevenueoofficialsoforosanctionoofo theosaidomutation.oAllohisosistersohadorecordedothatotheyohadonooobjectionotoo sanctionoofotheomutation.oReferenceoisomadeotoomutationoEx.D-1.oo

17.o o Though,oatofirstoflushoargumentoraisedoonobehalfoofoappellant-Ramo Laloisoextremelyoattractiveotootheoextentothatoonceohavingorelinquishedoheroright,o itowasonotoopenotootheoplaintiffotoofileotheosuitoinoquestion.oHowever,ovitaloissueo inothisomatteroundoubtedlyoisothatoclaimotootitleobyotheoappellantoisoonotheobasiso ofoWillodatedo01.09.1973.oItoisonotodeniedothatotheoWilloinoquestionoisoclaimedotoo o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 7o 2023:PHHC:062376o o beoanooraloWill.oReferenceotoomutationoproceedingsodatedo23.11.1973oEx.D-1o andoEx.D-2,orevealothatopurportedooraloWilloofoDaulatoRamohadobeenoset-fortho forosanctionoofotheomutationoinoquestion.oItoisoaosettledopositionothatoasoperotheo IndianoSuccessionoAct,o1925o(foroshorto'theoAct'),oWillobyoaoHinduocanoonlyobeo inowriting.oSectiono63oofotheoActoreadsoasounder:-o "63oExecutionoofounprivilegedoWills.o―Everyotestator,onotobeingo aosoldieroemployedoinoanoexpeditionooroengagedoinoactualowarfare,o 12ooroanoairmanosooemployedooroengaged,ooroaomarineroatosea,oshallo executeohisoWilloaccordingotootheofollowingorules:―o

(a)oo TheotestatoroshallosignooroshalloaffixohisomarkotootheoWill,ooro itoshallobeosignedobyosomeootheropersonoinohisopresenceoandobyohiso direction.o

(b)oo Theosignatureooromarkoofotheotestator,oorotheosignatureoofotheo personosigningoforohim,oshallobeosooplacedothatoitoshalloappearothato itowasointendedotherebyotoogiveoeffectotootheowritingoasoaoWill.o

(c)oo TheoWilloshallobeoattestedobyotwoooromoreowitnesses,oeachoofo whomohasoseenotheotestatorosignooroaffixohisomarkotootheoWillooro hasoseenosomeootheropersonosignotheoWill,oinotheopresenceoandobyo theodirectionoofotheotestator,oorohasoreceivedofromotheotestatoroao personalo acknowledgemento ofo hiso signatureo oro mark,o oro theo signatureoofosuchootheroperson;oandoeachoofotheowitnessesoshallo signotheoWilloinotheopresenceoofotheotestator,obutoitoshallonotobeo necessaryothatomoreothanooneowitnessobeopresentoatotheosameotime,o andonooparticularoformoofoattestationoshallobeonecessary."o

18.o o Sectiono65oofotheoActodealsowithoPrivilegedoWillsoandoSectiono66o ofotheoActoprovidesoforomodeoofomaking,oandorulesoforoexecuting,oprivilegedo Wills.oSectiono65oando66oofotheoAct,oreadoasounder:-o "65.o Privilegedo Wills.―Anyo soldiero beingo employedo ino ano expeditiono oro engagedo ino actualo warfare,o oro ano airmano soo employedooroengaged,ooroanyomarinerobeingoatosea,omay,oifoheohaso completedotheoageoofoeighteenoyears,odisposeoofohisopropertyobyoao Willomadeoinotheomanneroprovidedoinosectiono66.oSuchoWillsoareo o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 8o 2023:PHHC:062376o o

(i)oo A,o ao medicalo officero attachedo too ao regimento iso actuallyo employedoinoanoexpedition.oHeoisoaosoldieroactuallyoemployedoino anoexpedition,oandocanomakeoaoprivilegedoWill.o

(ii)o oAoisoatoseaoinoaomerchant-shipoofowhichoheoisotheopurser.oHeo isoaomariner,oand,obeingoatosea,ocanomakeoaoprivilegedoWill.o

(iii)oo A,o ao soldiero serviceo ino theo fieldo againsto insurgents,o iso ao soldiero engagedo ino actualo warfare,o ando aso sucho cano makeo ao privilegedoWill.o

(iv)oo A,o ao marinero ofo ao ship,o ino theo courseo ofo ao voyage,o iso temporarilyoonoshoreowhileosheoisolyingoinoharbour.oHeois,oforotheo purposeso ofo thiso section,o ao marinero ato sea,o ando cano makeo ao privilegedoWill.o

(v)oo A,oanoadmiralowhoocommandsoaonavaloforce,obutowhooliveso onoshore,oandoonlyooccasionallyogoesoonoboardohisoship,oisonoto consideredoasoatosea,oandocannotomakeoaoprivilegedoWill.o

(vi)oo A,oaomarineroservingoonoaomilitaryoexpedition,obutonotobeingo atosea,oisoconsideredoasoaosoldier,oandocanomakeoaoprivilegedoWill.o

66.o Modeo ofo making,o ando ruleso foro executing,o privilegedo Wills.—o

(1)o oPrivilegedoWillsomayobeoinowriting,ooromayobeomadeobyo wordoofomouth.o

(2)o oTheoexecutionoofoprivilegedoWillsoshallobeogovernedobyotheo followingorules:―o

(a)oo TheoWillomayobeowrittenowhollyobyotheotestator,owithohiso ownohand.oInosuchocaseoitoneedonotobeosignedooroattested.o

(b)oo Itomayobeowrittenowhollyooroinopartobyoanotheroperson,oando signedobyotheotestator.oInosuchocaseoitoneedonotobeoattested.o

(c)o IfotheoinstrumentopurportingotoobeoaoWilloisowrittenowhollyo oroinopartobyoanotheropersonoandoisonotosignedobyotheotestator,oito shallobeodeemedotoobeohisoWill,oifoitoisoshownothatoitowasowrittenobyo theotestator'sodirectionsoorothatoheorecognisedoitoasohisoWill.o

(d)oo Ifoitoappearsoonotheofaceoofotheoinstrumentothatotheoexecutiono ofoitoinotheomannerointendedobyotheotestatorowasonotocompleted,otheo instrumentoshallonot,obyoreasonoofothatocircumstance,obeoinvalid,o o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 9o 2023:PHHC:062376o o providedothatohisonon-executionoofoitocanobeoreasonablyoascribedotoo someo causeo othero thano theo abandonmento ofo theo testamentaryo intentionsoexpressedoinotheoinstrument.o

(e)oo Ifotheosoldier,oairmanooromarinerohasowrittenoinstructionsoforo theo preparationo ofo hiso Will,o buto haso diedo beforeo ito couldo beo preparedo ando executedo sucho instructionso shallo beo consideredo too constituteohisoWill.o

(f)o Ifotheosoldier,oairmanooromarinerohas,oinotheopresenceoofotwoo witnesses,o giveno verbalo instructionso foro theo preparationo ofo hiso Will,oandotheyohaveobeenoreducedointoowritingoinohisolifetime,obuto heohasodiedobeforeotheoinstrumentocouldobeopreparedoandoexecuted,o sucho instructionso shallo beo consideredo too constituteo hiso Will,o althougho theyo mayo noto haveo beeno reducedo intoo writingo ino hiso presence,onororeadooverotoohim.o

(g)oo Theosoldier,oairmanooromarineromayomakeoaoWillobyowordoofo mouthobyodeclaringohisointentionsobeforeotwoowitnessesopresentoato theosameotime.o

(h)oo Ao Willo madeo byo wordo ofo moutho shallo beo nullo ato theo expirationoofooneomonthoafterotheotestator,obeingostilloalive,ohaso ceasedotoobeoentitledotoomakeoaoprivilegedoWill."o

19.o o Sectiono 57o (c)o ofo theo Acto provideso thato provisionso ofo thiso Parto whicho areo seto outo ino Scheduleo IIIo shall,o subjecto too theo restrictionso ando modificationsospecifiedotherein,oapplyotooalloWillsoandocodicilsomadeobyoanyo Hindu,oBuddhist,oSikhooroJainaoonooroafterotheofirstodayoofoJanuary,o1927,otoo whicho thoseo provisionso areo noto appliedo byo clauseso (a)o ando (b).o Ino viewo ofo Sectiono57oreadowithoSchedule-IIIoofotheoAct,orequirementsoofoSectiono63oofotheo ActomustobeocompliedowithoandoareomandatoryoforoaoWilloexecutedobyoaoHindu.o Sectiono63oofotheoAct,orequiresoaoWillotoobeoinowriting.oSectiono65oofotheoAct,o relatingo too executiono ofo privilegedo oro oralo Willso haso noto beeno includedo ino ScheduleoIII.oTherefore,oaftero01.01.1927,othereocanobeonooquestionoofoanooralo WillobeingoexecutedobyoaoHinduoexceptoinotheocasesoasodetailedoinotheoAct.o ReferenceoinothisoregardocanogainfullyobeomadeotooaoDivisionoBenchojudgmento o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 10o 2023:PHHC:062376o o ofoDelhioHighoCourtoinoSunitaoShivadasanioVs.oGeetaoGidwanioandoanother,o 2008(1)oR.C.Ro(Civil)o589.oItoisoaosettledopositionothatomutationobyoitselfodoeso notocreateooroextinguishotitleoandoneitherocanoitohaveoanyopresumptiveovalueoono title.ooGainfuloreferenceoinothisoregardocanobeomadeotoojudgmentoofoHon'bleotheo SupremeoCourtoinoSmt.oSawarnioVs.oSmt.oInderoKaur,o1997o(1)oR.C.Ro(Civil)o 41,owhereinoitohasobeenoheldothatomutationoofopropertyoinotheorevenueorecordo doesonotocreateooroextinguishotitleonorohasoanyopresumptiveovalueoonotitleoandoito onlyoenablesotheopersonoinowhoseofavourotheomutationoisoorderedotoopayolando revenueoinorecord.oInosimilarocircumstances,oitohasobeenoheldobyothisoHighoCourto inoSmt.oMamoKaurioVs.oSmt.oLachmioDevioandoothers,o1992o(2)oPLRo657,o thatooraloWilloisounknownotoolawoandowasorightlyoignoredobyotheoCourtsoinothato case.oAffidavitsoexecutedobyosomeoofotheopartiesoinoSmt.oMamoKauri'socaseo (supra),oitowasoheldocannotobeoconsideredotoobeorelinquishmentodeeds.oHon'bleo theoSupremeoCourtoinoJitendraoSinghoVs.oTheoStateoofoMadhyaoPradeshoando others,o2021o(4)oR.C.Ro(Civil)o883,oheldoasounder:-o "Beo thato aso ito may,o aso pero theo settledo propositiono ofo law,o mutationo entryo doeso noto confero anyo right,o titleo oro interesto ino favouro ofo theo persono ando theo mutationo entryo ino theo revenueo recordo iso onlyo foro theo fiscalo purpose.o Aso pero theo settledo propositionoofolaw,oifothereoisoanyodisputeowithorespectotootheo titleoandomoreoparticularlyowhenotheomutationoentryoisosoughtotoo beomadeoonotheobasisoofotheowill,otheopartyowhooisoclaimingo title/righto ono theo basiso ofo theo willo haso too approacho theo appropriateocivilocourt/courtoandogetohisorightsocrystalisedoando onlyothereafteroonotheobasisoofotheodecisionobeforeotheocivilocourto necessaryomutationoentryocanobeomade."o

20.o o Thus,oinotheopresentocase,oonusotooproveohisotitleotootheopropertyoono theobasisoofotheoWilloasopropoundedobyotheoappellantowasouponohim.oRelianceobyo learnedo counselo foro theo appellanto ono decisiono ofo thiso Higho Courto ino Purano SinghoandoothersoVs.oDalipoKaur,o2019o(4)oR.C.Ro(Civil)o786,oisoofonooavailo o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 11o 2023:PHHC:062376o o asoquestionoofotitleobasedoonooraloWillowasonotoinvolvedoandomoreover,ospecifico provisionso ofo lawo haveo noto beeno advertedo too therein.o Similarly,o relianceo byo learnedocounseloforotheoappellantoonodecisionoofothisoHighoCourtoinoManioRamo (deceased)othroughoLRo Subhasho Vs.o Smt.o Sumitraoandoothers,o 2021o (3)o PLRo507,oisoalsooofonoouseotootheoappellantoasotheosaidowasoaocaseoofoclearo relinquishmentoofoshareobyotheopartyoinoquestionowithoheroneverochallengingooro questioningotheosameoinoherolifetime.oItowasoheldothatolegalorepresentativesoofotheo saidoparty,owhoohadorelinquishedoheroshare,ocouldonotoquestionotheosameoaftero herodeath.oItoisoreiteratedothatoinotheopresentocase,otheosoocalledojointostatementoofo plaintiffoalongowithoothersocannotobeoconsideredotoobeorelinquishmentoofohero rights.o

21.o o AnotheroimportantoaspectoinothisomatteroisothatoVidya,owidowoofo ParyagoSingh,opre-deceasedosonoofoDaulatoRamohasoadmittedotheocaseoofotheo plaintiff.oSheoisootherwiseoaobeneficiaryounderotheosoocalledooraloWilloandothereo wasonoooccasionoforoherotoohaveoacceptedotheoclaimoofotheoplaintiff.oInothiso situation,oitohasobeenocorrectlyoheldobyotheolearnedoAdditionaloDistrictoJudge,o Hoshiarpur,oasounder:-o "18.o Theo respondento basicallyo reliedo upono theo mutationo documentsoEx.D-1otooEx.D-3.oTheorecordoshowsothatoentryowaso madeoinotheomutation,oregisteredoono20.11.1973oaboutotheodeathoofo Sh.oDaulatoRamoandoentryowasomadeoforomutationoonotheobasisoofo WilloofoDaulatoRamodatedo01.09.1973oandodateoofodeathoofoDaulato Ramo waso05.09.1973.o Theoproceedingso ino theo mutationo Ex.D-2o datedo04.12.1973oshowsothatojointostatementoofoappellantoandohero threeodaughtersowasorecordedotootheoeffectothatotheyodoonotohaveo anyo objectiono ifo theo mutationo iso sanctionedo ino favouro ofo respondent-defendantsono.1oando11oonly.oTheolearnedocounseloforo respondentono.1osubmitsothatothisorespondentowasonotopresentoato theotimeoofomutationoandoquestionoofoplayingofraudoonotheorevenueo authoritieso doeso noto arise.o Ino theo proceedingso recordedo byo theo revenueo authoritieso ono 07.01.1974o reliedo upono byo respondento o RSAoNo.o3639oofo2003(O&M)oo 12o 2023:PHHC:062376o o himself,otheopresenceooforespondentono.1ohasobeenorecordedoando similarlyo ino theo finalo ordero datedo 28.01.1974o theo presenceo ofo respondento no.1o haso beeno recorded.o Theseo proceedingso doo noto reflecto theo admissiono byo appellanto ando hero daughterso abouto theo WilloofoShrioDaulatoRamonorotheseoproceedingsocarryoanyoweighto forothisopurposeobecauseoissueono.o6ohasobeenodecidedoagainstotheo respondent-defendanto no.1.o Therefore,o theo findingso ofo learned,o loweroCourtoonoissuesono.o1ando4oareoalsooreversedoandoifoinoanyo event,otheoappellantoisoheldotoobeooutoofopossessionoofotheoproperty,o sheodeservesotoobeograntedotheodecreeoforojointopossessionoinotheo disputedoland."o

22.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo appellanto waso unableo too refero too anyo provisionoofolawotooindicateothatotheoappellantoisoentitledotoopropertyoinoquestiono onotheobasisoofooraloWilloasoclaimed.ooAccordingly,osubstantialoquestionoofolawo asoframed,oisoansweredoagainstotheoappellantoandoinofavouroofotheoplaintiff.o

23.o o Learnedocounseloforotheoappellantowasounableotoopointooutoanyo illegality,oinfirmityooroperversityoinotheoimpugnedojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo

09.04.2003,opassedobyotheolearnedoAdditionaloDistrictoJudge,oHoshiarpur.o

24.o o Keepingoinoviewotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase,othereoiso noogroundowhatsoeverotoointerfereoinotheoimpugnedojudgementoandodecreeo datedo 09.04.2003,o passedo byo theo learnedo Additionalo Districto Judge,o Hoshiarpur,oandotheosameoisoupheld.o

25.o o Noootheroargumentohasobeenoraised.o

26.o o Presentoappealois,oconsequently,odismissedowithonooorderoasotoo cost.oPendingoapplication/s,oifoanyostandodisposedoof.o o o o o o o o o o oooo(oLISAoGILLo)o Aprilo28,o2023.o o o o o o o JUDGEo s.khano o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedo :o oYes/No.o o o o Whetheroreportableo o :o Yes/No.o oo o