(1.) THIS Regular Second Appeal has been filed by the defendant- appellant (hereinafter referred to as "the defendant") against the judgment and decree dated 25.8.1981 passed by learned Sub Judge Ist Class, Muktsar, whereby the suit for permanent injunction, filed by the plaintiff-respondents (hereinafter referred to as "the plaintiffs") was decreed and the same were then confirmed in appeal by the learned First Appellate Court vide its impugned judgment and decree dated 3.10.1983.
(2.) IN nutshell, the facts culminating to the commencement of this appeal may be recapitulated thus :
(3.) ON the other hand, the case of the defendant before the Courts below was that he had been in adverse possession over the suit land continuously for the last 15 years and as such, the plaintiffs had lost their ownership rights of the said land. Even the possession of Sarup Singh, vendor, was also denied.