JUDGMENT 1. - This batch of 8 second appeals filed by the appellants Nimb Singh and others against the different defendants, viz. Dashrath Singh, Bihari, Ghanshyam, Chaman Lal, Achala, Amba Ram, Jair Ram and legal representatives of late Sh. Dheera, are being disposed of by this common judgment. 2. The appellants (original plaintiffs) have preferred these second appeals being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and decree dated 22nd May, 1995 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Barmer (for short, hereinafter referred to as 'appellate court') in the appeals filed by the defendants/respondents against the judgment and decree dated 12th July, 1991 passed by learned Munsif, Barmer, (for short, hereinafter referred to as 'trial court') in civil suit/s filed by Nimb Singh S/o Sh. Hukam Singh etc. for claiming declaration and possession of the land in question situated in Khasra Nos.1431 and 1585 in revenue village- Leelariya Dhora, Refugee Camp, Shivmundi Road, Barmer. 3. The judgment and decree of the learned trial court was in favour of plaintiffs/appellants vide the judgment dated 12.07.1991, the first appeals filed by the defendants came to be allowed by the impugned judgment of the first appellate court dated 22.05.1995. 3. The judgment and decree of the learned trial court was in favour of plaintiffs/appellants vide the judgment dated 12.07.1991, the first appeals filed by the defendants came to be allowed by the impugned judgment of the first appellate court dated 22.05.1995. The relevant findings of the learned trial court and the first appellate court below are quoted herein below for ready reference:-Findings of the trial court dated 12.07.1991: " mijksDr mHk; foospu ls ;g Li"V gS fd eqruktk Hkwfe oknhx.k vius iV~Vs dh vFkkZr LokfeRo dh lkfcr djus esa lQy jgs gSaA tgka rd dCts dk iz'u gS] oknhx.k dh lk{; ls oknhx.k dk eqruktk Hkwfe ij iquZokl foHkkx ds f'kfoj ls igys dCtk Hkh lkfcr gksrk gSA oknhx.k us mDr Hkwfe [kkuq ekyh dks fdjk;s ij nh Fkh] tks fdjk;k fpV~Bh izn'kZ 5 ls lkfcr gksrk gS vkSj [kkuq ekyh dh lk{; ls Hkh lkfcr gksrk gSA ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds vk/kkj ij Hkyh Hkkafr lkfcr gS fd okn i= esa of.kZr Hkwfe oknhx.k dh gSA bl izdkj ;g fook|d oknhx.k ds gd esa o izfroknhx.k ds fo:) r; fd;k tkrk gSA eSa muds bl rdZ ls lger ugha gwWaA gkykafd ,slh dksbZ izys[kh; lk{; ugha gS fd mDr Hkwfe ij ljdkj us oknhx.k dh lgefr ls iquZokl f'kfoj clk;kA f'kfoj clkus ds ckn Hkh oknhx.k dh lgefr ls iquZokl f'kfoj clk;kA f'kfoj clkus ds ckn Hkh oknhx.k ds }kjk f'kfoj dks gVkus ds fy, jkT; ljdkj ds fo:) dksbZ fof/k dk;Zokgh u djuk ;g n'kkZrk gs fd mls vius vkpj.k l jkT; ljdkj dks bl ckr dh vuqefr ns nh Fkh fd og ekuoh; vk/kkj ij oknh dh Hkwfe ij viuk dCtk j[kus dk dksbZ fof/kd vf/kdkj gkfly ugha gSA blesa jkT; ljdkj dgha chp esa ugha vkrhA ;g Hkwfe oknhx.k dh ekuh tk pqdh gS rks ml Hkwfe ij ftl fdlh dk Hkh dCtk oknhx.k dh lgefr ds fcuk gS vkSj ;fn lgefr ls Hkh gS rks mDr vuqefr okfil ysus ds i'pkr~ dCtk/kkjh dk dCtk vuqfpr o voS/kkfud gks tkrk gSA vr% ;g fook|d Hkh oknhx.k ds gd esa vkSj izfroknhx.k ds fo:) r; fd;k tkrk gSA " Findings of the first appellate court dated 22.05.1991: eSaus i{kdkjksa ds mi;qZDr xokgksa ds c;kuksa dk fo'ys"k.k ,oa ewY;kadu fd;k blds i'pkr~ eSa bl fu"d"kZ ij igqapk fd izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k dh rjQ ls tks xokgku is'k gq, gS mlus vius c;ku esa ek= ;gh crk;k fd laor~ 2010&11 esa ckM+esj 'kgj dh iSekbZ'k gqbZ Fkh rFkk fooknxzLr Hkwfe uxjikfydk {ks= ds vUrxZr vkrh gS ijUrq mDr xokg us vius c;ku esa ;g dgha ugha crk;k fd okLro esa fooknxzLr Hkwfe jktLo jsdkMZ ds vuqlkj [kljk uEcj 1431 dh vksj eqedhu Hkwfe ugha gks tcfd vihydrkZx.k dh rjQ ls tks xokg is'k gqvk gS mlus ljdkjh jsdkMZ ds vuqlkj vius c;ku fn;s gS ftlds vuqlkj mlus ftyk dysDVj ds vkns'kkuqlkj rglhynkj ckM+esj }kjk fooknxzLr Hkwfe dk ekSdk ns[kuk crk;k vkSj ml ekSds dh fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj gh fooknxzLr Hkwfe [kljk uEcj 1431 dh xSj eqedhu igkM+h dh Hkwfe gksus ls jktLo dh LokfeRo dh gSA ,slh D;k n'kk esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gS fd okLro esa fooknxzLr Hkwfe jktLo Hkwfe u gksdj oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh gksA blds vykok bl laca/k esa ;g ckr Hkh egRoiw.kZ gS fd izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k dh rjQ ls is'k fd;s x;s xokg ,u0,0MCY;w0 1 uhac flag dks bl laca/k esa mldh izfrijh{kk ds nkSjku ;g lq>kokRed iz'u iwNk x;k gS fd ftl txg 'kj.kkFkhZ cSBs gS og [kljk uacj 1431 dh Hkwfe gS rks bl laca/k esa xokg us vufHkKrk tkfgj dhA blls Hkh ;g crk fl) ugha gksrh gS fd okLro esa fooknxzLr Hkwfe jkT; ljdkj dh ugha gksdj izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh gksA ,slh n'kk esa Hkh fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; us izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k dh rjQ ls is'k fd;s x;s okn dks fMdzh djus esa =qfV dk gSA mi;qZDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij vihydrkZ oknhx.k dh rjQ ls izLrqr dh x;h vihysa Lohdkj djus ;ksX; gSA vkns'k vr% vihy vihydrkZx.k dh rjQ ls izLrqr dh x;h vihysa Lohdkj djrs gq, fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; eqfUlQ ckM+esj }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 12-7-1991 dks fujLr djrs gq, izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k dh rjQ ls is'k fd;s x;s okn dks fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA Sd/- ( jkepUnz ) vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckM+esj ( jkt0 ) 4. Mr. Sajjan Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of appellants/plaintiffs during the course of arguments submitted that the same Presiding Officer had subsequently dismissed the appeals filed by other similarly situated defendants, like Nimbraj S/o Sh. Somji, (not Nimb Singh S/o Hukam Singh, the present appellant), Achala etc. and those appeals against the judgment of learned trial court in favour of the land-holders, came to be dismissed by the same Presiding Officer by subsequent order dated 27.08.1996 passed about one year after the present impugned judgment passed against the present appellants on 22.05.1995. He has produced the copy of that subsequently passed appellate order dated 27.08.1996 in Civil Appeal No. 11/1994 - Nimbraj v. Kheem Singh and Ors. He has produced the copy of that subsequently passed appellate order dated 27.08.1996 in Civil Appeal No. 11/1994 - Nimbraj v. Kheem Singh and Ors. ; and the findings of the said order/judgment of the said Presiding Officer in the order dated 27.08.1996 are quoted herein below for ready reference:- " vc U;k;ky; dks ;g ns[kuk gS fd D;k oknxzLr Hkwfe okLro esa izR;FkhZ oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh u gksdj jkT; ljdkj ds LokfeRo dh gSA bl laca/k esa oknhx.k dh rjQ ls tks ekSf[kd lk{; rFkk nLrkosth lk{; izLrqr dh x;h gS mlls ;g Li"Vrk fcuk fdlh lansg ds izdV gksrk gS fd okLro esa oknxzLr Hkwfe jkT; ljdkj ds LokfeRo dh u gksdj izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh gS rFkk lu~ 1971 esa tc Hkkjr ikd ;q) gqvk Fkk ml le; ikfdLrku ls dqN fgUnq 'kj.kkFkhZ Hkkjr esa izos'k gksdj ckM+esj esa vk;s rFkk ckM+esj esa jkt0 ljdkj ds iquZokl foHkkx us mUgsa 'kj.kkFkhZ f'kfoj yxkdj clkus dk iz;Ru fd;k rks loZizFke jkT; ljdkj dh iM+r Hkwfe esa muds f'kfoj yxkdj mUgsa clkus dk iz;kl fd;k x;k ,oa blds i'pkr~ dqN 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k dh Hkwfe esa mudh lgefr ls mlesa clk;k x;k rFkk blds i'pkr~ mu 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks ckM+esj ,oa ckM+esj ds vykok vU; LFkkuksa ij Hkwfe vkoafVr dh x;h rks os mu LFkkuksa ij pys x;s rFkk mUgksaus 'kj.kkFkhZ f'kfojksa dks [kkyh dj fn;k vkSj bl izdkj jkT; ljdkj us vius vkns'k fnukad 28-2-1982 ds vuqlkj mu f'kfojksa dks lekIr dj fn;kA blds vykok bl laca/k esa eq[; f'kfoj lekns"Vk iquZokl foHkkx ckM+esj dh rjQ ls ,d i= izn'kZ 9 iz'kkld u0ik0 dks fy[kk x;k ftlesa ;g vafdr fd;k fd Jh lejFk flag tkxhjnkj dh tehu tks mudh bPNk ls dqN 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks dqN le; ds fy;s clkus ds fy;s yh x;h Fkh] vc mu 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks tYnh gh clkus dh fy;s clkus ds fy;s yh x;h Fkh] vc mu 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks tYnh gh clkus dh dk;Zokgh dh tk jgh gS ftlds i'pkr~ mDr tehu [kkyh dj nh tk;sxhA miZ;qDr i= ds vykok fnukad 29-4-1981 dks eq[; f'kfoj lekns"Vk iquZokl foHkkx }kjk lejFk flag oxSjk dks i= izn'kZ 10 fy[kk ftlesa ;g vafdr fd;k fd vkidh tehu ij 'kj.kkFkhZ vkokl dj jg gSa mUgsa jkt0 ugj ij Hkwfe vkoafVr gks pqdh gS] tSls gh ;s O;fDr vkidh tehau [kkyh dj ns vki viuk dCtk ys ysA blh izdkj fnukad 6-9-1979 dks [khe flag o nkSyr flag ds uke iqu% i= fy[kh ftlesa n'kkZ;k x;k 'kj.kkFkhZ f'kfoj ckM+esj ds 'kj.kkFkhZ tgka vkokl dj jgs gSa ml Hkwfe ij muds >wisa fufeZr gSA ftu 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks d`f"k Hkwfe@edku] nqdku dk vkoaVu gks pqdk gS mUgsa lIrkg dh vof/k esa >wik [kkyh djus ds funsZ'k fn;s tk pqds gS ,oa bl vof/k ds i'pkr~ ml Hkwfe dks [kkyh le>h tk;sA jkT; ljdkj ds lacaf/kr vf/kdkjh dh rjQ ls tkjh fd;s x;s mi;qZDr rhuksa i=ksa dk voyksdu djus ls ;g Li"Vrk izdV gksrk gS fd okLro esa fooknxzLr Hkwfe jkT; ljdkj ds LokfeRo dh u gksdj izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh gSa rFkk bl lR; dks jkT; ljdkj ds izfrfuf/k us vius mi;qZDr i=ksa ds tfj;s Lohdkj fd;k gSA ,slh n'kk esa vihydrkZ izfroknh ds fo}ku vf/koDrk ds bl rdZ dks Lohdkj fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gS fd okLro esa oknxzLr Hkwfe jkT; ljdkj ds LokfeRo dh gks vkSj ,slh n'kk esa jkT; ljdkj dks i{kdkj cuk;k tkuk vko';d gksA tcfd fufoZokn:i ls vihydrkZ izfroknh dh rjQ ls bl okn dh vUoh{kk ds nkSjku bl izdkj dh dksbZ lk{; is'k ugha dh gS ftlls izdV gksrk gks fd okLro esa fooknxzLr Hkwfe izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh u gksdj jkT; ljdkj dh gksA bl laca/k esa bl ckr dk Hkh mYys[k djuk vko';d gS fd vihydrkZ izfroknh us vius izfrokni= esa ;g rF; Li"V :i ls vafdr fd;k fd fooknxzLr Hkwfe izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh u gksdj jkT; ljdkj dh gS cfYd mlus vius c;ku ds nkSjku ;g rF; izdV fd;k gS] oknxzLr Hkwfe jkT; ljdkj }kjk mls vkaofVr dh tk pqdh gS] ijUrq fufoZokn :i ls mls vius bl rF; ds leFkZu esa dksbZ iV~Vk ;k nLrkosth lk{; izLrqr ugha dh gS vkSj bl izdkj vihydrkZ izfroknh ds izfrokni= rFkk mlds }kjk izLrqr dh x;h lk{; esa egRoiw.kZ fojks/kkHkkl gksus ds dkj.k mlds c;kuksa ij fo'okl fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gSA ;|fi bl U;k;ky; }kjk iwoZ esa fnukad 22-5-1995 dks tks vihysa r; dh Fkh mlesa [kljk uacj 1431 dh Hkwfe dks jkT; ljdkj ds LokfeRo dh Hkwfe ekudj mlesa jkT; ljdkj ds vko';d i{kdkj cuk;k tkuk vko';d ekuk gksxk] ijUrq ogh fl)kUr bl izdj.k esa ykxw fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gS D;ksafd nksuks izdj.kksa ds rF;ksa esa dkQh fHkUu gS (sic This is clearly wrong) rFkk ekStwnk okn esa vihydrkZ izfroknh dh rjQ ls izLrqr dh x;h lk{; ls ;g drbZ izdV ugha gksrk gS fd oknxzLr Hkwfe [kljk uacj 1431 dh Hkwfe gksus ds dkj.k og jkT; ljdkj ds LokfeRo dh gks rFkk bl vk/kkj ij jkT; ljdkj dks i{kdkj cuk;k tkuk vko';d gksA blds vykok izn'kZ 9] 10] 12 nLrkostksa dks xokg ih0MCyw0 8 kadjyky }kjk fl) djok;k x;k gS rFkk ftl le; jkT; ljdkj ds lacaf/kr vf/kdkjh }kjk mi;qZDr i= tkjh fd;s x;sA ml le; ih0MCyw0 8 kadjyky mlh foHkkx esa dk;Zjr Fkk ftlds dk;Zdky esa mi;qZDr i= tkjh fd;s x;sA ftlds ckjs esa fdlh izdkj dk lansg ugha fd;k tk ldrkA ,slh n'kk esa jkT; ljdkj ds fdlh vf/kdkjh dks xokg ds :i esa is'k dj bu mi;qZDr nLrkostksa dks fl) djokus dh dksbZ vko';drk ugha Fkh D;ksfd vihydrkZ izfroknh dh rjQ ls bu nLrkostksa ds [kaMu esa Hkh fdlh izdkj dh lk{; izLrqr ugha dh gSA blds vykok tc izn'kZ 9] 10] 12 esa eq[; f'kfoj lekns"Vk iquokZl foHkkx ckM+esj us fooknxzLr Hkwfe dks oknhx.k ds LokfeRo dh ekurs gq, mlds f'kfoj lekfIr ds i'pkr~ izR;FkhZ oknhx.k dks dCtk nsus dk rF; vafdr fd;k gS rks ,slh n'kk esa bl rF; dks Hkh fl) djus d vko';drk ugha Fkh fd okLro esa jkT; ljdkj us 'kj.kkFkhZ dks clkus ds fy;s oknxzLr Hkwfe dqN le; ds fy;s ekax dj yh gks ,oa mlds fy;s fdlh izdkj ds bdjkjukek dh vko';drk jgh gksA blds vykok i=koyh dk voyksdu djus ls ;g rF; Hkh lkeus vk;k gS fd jkT; ljdkj ds vkns'k fnukad 28-2-1982 izn'kZ 11 ds vuqlkj 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dks clk;s x;s f'kfoj lekIr dj fn;s ftlds vuqlkj dkQh 'kj.kkFkhZ f'kfoj NksM+ dj pys x;sA tgka rd mUgsa Hkwfe@edku ;k nqdku vkoafVr dh x;h gS] ijUrq vihydrkZ izfroknh us f'kfoj lekfIr ds i'pkr~ Hkh oknxzLr Hkwfe ls viuk dCtk ugha gVk;k vkSj bl vk/kkj ij fuf'pr :i ls vfrdze.kh dh Js.kh esa vkrs gS vkSj bl vk/kkj ij fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us 50 :i;s izfrekg dh nj ls izR;FkhZx.k oknhx.k dks gjtkuk dh jkf'k fnyokus esa fdlh izdkj dh =qfV ugha dh gSA mi;qZDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij vihydrkZ dh rjQ ls izLrqr dh x;h vihy esa dksbZ cy ugha gksus ls fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA vkns'k vr% vihydrkZ dh rjQ ls izLrqr dh x;h vihy e; [kpkZ fujLr dh tkrh gSA sd/- ( jkepUnz ) vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckM+esj ( jkt0 ) fu.kZ; vkt fnukad 27-8-1996 dks [kqy U;k;ky; esa fy[kk;k tkdj lquk;k x;kA Sd/- ( jkepUnz ) vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckM+esj ( jkt0 )" 5. Mr. Sajjan Singh, learned counsel for the appellants also brought to the notice of the Court the documents already on record of the learned court below, namely, the certified copy of the letter dated 27.02.1982 of the competent authority of the Rehabilitation Department, Barmer, and the letter dated 28.02.1982 of the said authority informing the land holders that camp of refugee temporarily set up on their land have been removed with effect from 28.02.1982 and they may re-possess their lands respectively. 6. The dispute pertains to re-possession by the land holders only and while one set of appeals came to be dismissed against such refugees-appellant on 27.08.1996, the impugned judgment dismissed the appeals of the present appellants/land holders on 22.05.1995 without noticing even the relevant documents and hence, the present 8 appeals have been filed against the judgment and decree dated 22.05.1995. While admitting the present appeals, in one of the appeals, viz. CSA No.164/1995- Nimb Singh & Anr. v. Bihari the following questions of law were framed by the learned Single Judge of this Court on 20.01.1997, which reads as under:- 1. Whether the learned lower appellate Judge has erred in not considering and meeting with the reasoning's which prevailed with the learned trial court while decreeing the suit filed by the plaintiff appellants? 2. Whether the learned appellate Judge has erred in allowing the application under Order 41, Rule 27 CPC filed by the appellants seeking to produce some documents which have been created only after decision of the suit? 3. Whether the learned appellate Judge has failed to consider that the State was not a necessary party in the case and has erred in dismissing the suit on that ground? 7. In view of aforesaid apparently conflicting orders passed by the same Court, this Court considers it expedient to set aside the impugned judgment and decree dated 22.05.1995 and remand the case back to the first appellate court of Addl. District Judge, Barmer. The documents are already on record of the first appeal by allowing the application filed by the appellants under Order 41, Rule 27 CPC and if the first appellate court considers it necessary, it may examine the respective witnesses for proving of those documents. District Judge, Barmer. The documents are already on record of the first appeal by allowing the application filed by the appellants under Order 41, Rule 27 CPC and if the first appellate court considers it necessary, it may examine the respective witnesses for proving of those documents. The first appellate court itself will re-consider these appeals hereby restored to it afresh and will take into consideration these relevant documents and the other judgment passed by the same Court later-on on 27.08.1996, which are said to have become final since no appeals are stated to have been filed against the said judgment before this Court as per the information available with the learned counsel for the respective parties. 8. Accordingly, without answering the substantial questions of law on merits, the impugned judgment and decree dated 22.05.1995 passed by learned first appellate court of Additional District Judge, Barmer, is set aside and the first appeal(s) are restored back to the court of learned Additional District Judge, Barmer, to re-decide the same independently within a period of one year from today. No costs. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned parties forthwith.Appeals allowed. *******