PARAMJIT SINGH vs BALJIT KAUR AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RSA-1495-2026 (O&M) Judgment reserved on :20.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on 05.05.2026 PARAMJIT SINGH ... APPELLANT VERSUS BALJIT KAUR AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate for the appellant. **** PARMOD GOYAL, J. 1. The present regular second appeal has been preferred by the appellant–Defendant No. 1, being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 16.11.2019 passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Amritsar, whereby suit for recovery for damages/compensation on account of murder of Sandeep Singh (hereinafter called as ‘deceased’), who was allegedly killed by the appellant–defendant No. 1 was decreed and by the judgment and decree dated 17.10.2026 passed by the Additional District Judge, Amritsar whereby appeal filed by appellant-defendant No. 1 against judgment and decree dated 16.11.2019 was dismissed. 2. The respondents–plaintiffs, in their suit for recovery alleged that the deceased Sandeep Singh was the first cousin of appellant-defendant-Paramjit Singh, and that a dispute existed between them over parti