SUNITA AND ORS. Vs. ISHWAR KALA AND ANR.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE defendants are in second appeal aggrieved against the judgment and decree passed by the learned first Appellate Court, whereby the suit in respect of the land measuring 48 kanals 18 marlas situated in village Ugalan has not been decreed.

(2.) THE plaintiff is daughter of Sohan Singh, who has filed a suit for permanent injunction restraining defendant No. 1 from adopting defendant No. 5 and alienating her share in the land situated in village Bar Chhappar and in village. Ugalan, claiming the property to be ancestral property. It is pointed out that Sohan Singh son of Matu Ram has married defendant No. 1 and out of the wedlock, the plaintiff and Krishan were born. Krishan has died leaving behind his widow defendant No. 2, whereas defendant Nos. 3 and 4 are son and daughter of Krishan. It has been held that Sohan Singh has received suit land from his father and, therefore, the same is ancestral property of the parties and, thus, defendant No. 1 cannot alienate the same.

(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the appellant has vehemently argued that it is the categorical case of the plaintiff in the plaint itself that the entire land is ancestral property. The said averment is in respect of the land situated in village Ugalan as well. Since the plaintiff has not sought to withdraw the admission made in the plaint itself, the judgment and decree in respect of the suit land is not sustainable. It is argued that in fact Matu father of Sohan Singh was the occupancy tenant and after the death of Matu, Sohan Singh inherited the tenancy rights and, therefore, it will be deemed to be ancestral land.