LAL SINGH Vs. MEHR SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is appeal against a judgment and decree passed by Mr. Mohindar Singh, Senior Subordinate Judge, affirming the decree of the trial Court holding that the Civil Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the present suit.

(2.) The plaintiffs were the occupancy tenants under the defendants who are landlords. On the 13th of December, 1945, the landlords brought a suit in a revenue Court for ejectment of the tenants under Section 39 of the Punjab Tenancy Act a suit which was entertainable exclusively by a revenue Court. The following issues were raised in that case.

(3.) Whether the suit was in time? Onus on plaintiffs.