Jai Kaur filed a suit for possession by pre emption of the land which had been sold by Smt.
The second Additional Judge to whom an appeal was taken dismissed it.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and decree dated August 31, 1965 of the Punjab High Court in Letters Patent Appeal No.
According to her a companysideration of Rs.
Sobhi.
Jai Kaur filed an appeal under clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court.
He also left a daughter Smt.
of the Punjab High Court decreeing the suit filed by the respondent for possession of certain land by preemption.
He died leaving a widow Smt.
8,000/ .
The facts may be shortly stated Santa Singh was the owner of some land in village Samadh Bhai, tehsil Moga.
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Jai Kaur number being the daughter of the vendor Smt.
On February 3, 1958 Smt.
91 of 1961.
6,500/ together with companyts.
Relying on an amendment made by the Punjab Pre emption Amendment Act 1964 in the first paragraph of clause b of sub s. 2 of s. 15 of the Punjab Pre emption Act, hereinafter called the Act, the Division Bench reversed the judgment of the Single Judge and decreed the plaintiffs suit.
Bishan Narain and S.K. Mehta, for the respondent.
The trial companyrt decreed the suit in May 1959 granting a decree for possession on payment of Rs.
Sobhi sold 73 kanals 14 marlas of land to the appellants, the sale companysideration mentioned in the sale deed being Rs.
Harbans Singh, for the appellant.
Jai Kaur from his other wife.
4,000/ only had been paid by the vendee.
In the High Court the learned Single Judge took the view that Smt.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Grover, J. This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of a division bench.
774 of 1966.
Sobhi.
