R.S.A No. 311 of 2010 (O&M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.S.A No. 311 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : March 16, 2010 Kalu Ram and another, ...... Appellant (s) v. Sadhu Singh and others, ...... Respondent(s) *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. J.P.Sharma, Advocate for the appellants. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) This appeal has been filed against the concurrent judgments of the Courts below decreeing the suit of respondent No.1 for declaration that he is owner in possession of the property left behind by Sandal Singh being his adopted son. The suit was filed against the brothers (and the progeny of one of them). Three out of the four remaining brothers have accepted the fact of adoption and it is only the appellants sons of Raghunath (deceased brother of Sadhu Singh), who have opposed the factum of adoption. In my opinion, the crucial question in this appeal is whether the R.S.A No. 311 of 2010 (O&M) ::2:: appellants (sons of pre-deceased brother) can have any claim to the property of Sandal Singh when his real brothers are alive. Even if there is no adoption, the appellants cannot succeed to the property of Sandal Singh; in that eventuality it will go to his brothers Maha Singh, Harnath Singh and Dalip Singh. As mentioned above, the other L.Rs of Sandal Singh have accepted the adoption. Consequently, this appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs. As the main appeal has since been dismissed, all the pending civil miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) March 16, 2010. JUDGE `kk'