The appellant filed Civil Suit No.204 of 1970 challenging the order cancelling grant and redelivering possession of the lands to the respondents.
Pursuant thereto, the appellant had deposited the aforesaid money with the Collec tor on June 30, 1968.
After adduction of evidence, the trial companyrt companysidered the evidence adduced by the parties and by judgment and decree dated March 17, 1972, decreed the suit and, on appeal, it was companyfirmed.
The appellant was put in possession of the said land on September 11, 1968.
By proceedings dated September 13, 1968, the Collector cancelled the said grant, without numberice to the appellant, on the ground that the respondents mortgagees, namely, Fakir Chand, Prem Prakash and Gurdas Ram, were in possession and enjoyment for over 50 years and they cannot be dispossessed and the property cannot be redeemed by operation of the provisions of Redemption of Mortgage Punjab Act, 1913 for short, the Act and redelivered possession to the respondents on September 21, 1968.
75/ 10/2, 11, 12, 19/1, admeasuring 25 kanals 4 marlas along with other Nazool lands in a total extent of 47 kanals 3 marlas situated in Bassi Gujjran, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana, were granted to the appellant by the Collector, Ludhiana, in File No.217 on June 27, 1968, subject to the appellant paying a sum of Rs.1,520/ for redemption of the mortgage in respect of the aforesaid 25 kanals 4 marlas of land.
RAMASWAMY, J. The lands bearing Khasra Nos.
