Regular Second Appeal No.2009 of 1988 --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Regular Second Appeal No.2009 of 1988 Date of Decision : 19.12.2011 State of Punjab and another .....Appellants. Versus Iqbal Singh and another .....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SANDHAWALIA Present: Mr. Ankur Jain, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. None for respondent No.1. Mr. Nitin Sarin, Advocate, for respondent No.2. ***** G.S. SANDHAWALIA J. (Oral) The State has filed the present Regular Second Appeal aggrieved against the judgment and decree dated 26.02.1988, passed by the Additional District Judge, Faridkot whereby, the appeal of the plaintiff- respondent No.1 herein was allowed. The appeal by the lower appellate Court was mainly allowed on the ground that Jasbir Singh-respondent No.2 herein, was the auction purchaser and had failed to deposit the balance amount of 75% amount of the sale amount within the prescribed period of 15 days and accordingly, the suit of the plaintiff was decreed for declaration to the effect that the sale of the land in favour of respondent No.1 measuring 46 kanals was illegal, void and was set-aside. The plaintiff was also entitled to get the possession of the said land vide the impugned judgment. Regular Second Appeal No.2009 of 1988 --2-- 2. Jasbir Singh-respondent No.2, the auction purchaser preferred RSA No.993 of 1988, which was dismissed by this Court on 01.08.1988. The order is reproduced as under:- “PRESENT:- Shri H.L. Sarin, Sr. Advocate (Ms. Ritu Bahri, Advocate with him) for the appellant. Mr. M.L. Merchea, Advocate for respondent No.1 After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I do not find any merit in this appeal and the same is dismissed. Sd/- GOKAL CHAND MITTAL Judge August 1, 1988.” 3. In view of the fact that the judgment and decree in appeal has already been upheld by this Court in RSA No.993 of 1988, and the dispute between the parties has been finalized, there is no ground to entertain the present appeal. 4. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. December 19, 2011 (G.S.Sandhawalia) sonika Judge