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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13868 /2024 [@ SLP [C] NO.12685/2014]
AJMER SINGH AND ORS. Appellant (s)
VERSUS
SADHU RAM (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ORS. Respondent(s)
WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO.14055 /2024 [@ SLP(C) No. 15073/2014]
O R D E R
Applications for condonation of delay in filing
application for setting aside abatement are allowed.
Abatement is set aside.
Applications for substitution are allowed.
Delay condoned.
Leave granted.
One Kashmiri Lal was owning an extent of 14 Kanal
and 17 Marla in the Khewat No.29 and Khatoni No.47 and
Khewat No.51 and Khatoni No.78 amongst other extents
of land. The aforesaid extent of 14 Kanal and 17 Marla
was sold by him in favour of the appellant(s) by way
of a registered sale deed dated 15.05.1980. The
predecessors in interest of the appellant once again
purchased another extent of 21 Kanal and 13 Marla from
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Kashmiri Lal by way of a registered sale deed dated
10.11.1980. A Civil Suit was filed by the respondents
in Civil Suit No.316-cs/1981 claiming pre-emption
insofar as 14 Kanal and 17 Marla are concerned, being
the subject matter of the sale dated 15.05.1980. It
was dismissed on the ground that there was a
subsequent partition, which attained finality. Suffice
it is to state that by virtue of the said dismissal,
the appellants have also become co-owners.
The appellant also purchased another...