8.12.1983, though he had died in the year 1981. Land in dispute vested in the State Government under Section 12(3) of the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act 1972 (hereinafter to be referred as the `Act'). Tungal, father of present appellants-plaintiffs died in October 1999 and after his death present appellants-plaintiffs came in joint possession of the suit land. The land in dispute was purchased by Tungal, i.e., father of present appellantsplaintiffs. Two installments were also deposited by him and hence, he had become owner under Section 15(5) of the Act and after his death ownership rights were inherited by present appellants-plaintiffs. However, order dated 8.12.1983 vide which land belonging to Brij Raj Saran was declared surplus was later on reviewed and set aside vide order dated 7.2.1985, Ex.D7 passed by Collector, Agrarian, Naraingarh. Order Ex.D7 was passed after hearing father of appellants-plaintiffs, namely, Shri Tungal. The said order was never challenged by father of appellants-plaintiffs and hence, the said order attained finality. The order of Collector Ex.D7 was challenged by some other tenants before Financial Commissioner, Haryana, who set aside the said order. However, against the order of Financial Commissioner, land owners filed Civil Writ Petition No.6959-A of 1988, which was decided on 24.11.1989, vide which order Ex.D7 passed by the Collector was upheld. Thereafter the land owners moved an application before the prescribed authority Jagadhri and the prescribed authority, Jagadhri cancelled the allotment orders including allotment made in favour of father of present appellants-plaintiffs vide order dated 29.11.1919, Ex.D3, and the land was again transferred in the name of land owners. Mutation Ex.D4 was also sanctioned in favour of defendants-land owners. Orders Ex.D7 and Ex.D3 have attained finality.
