Judgment

VENKATARAMIAH, J:- There was one K. Vasudeva Pai who was carrying on business at Quilon, which is now in the State of Kerala. Padmavathi Ammal was his wife. They had a son by name V. Sreenivasa Pai and a daughter by name S. Lakshmi Ammal (defendant No. 2). Saraswathi Ammal alias G. Kamala Bai (plaintiff) was the wife of V. Sreenivasa Pai. S. Lakshmi Ammal had been given in marriage to A. Sreenivasa Pai (defendant No. 1). K. Vasudeva Pai was adjudged insolvent in the year 1923 by the District Court at Quilon and consequently the properties belonging to him vested in the Official Receiver. The Official Receiver conveyed some of the said properties under a sale deed in favour of one S.A.S. Ayyavu Iyer In or about the year 1926. These properties were two plots of land with some buildings and out-houses at Quilon. Later on, in the year 1930 Ayyavu lyer conveyed the properties purchased by bun in favour of, A. Sreenivasa Pai, the son-in-law of K. Vasudeva Pai, under whom A. Sreenivasa. Pai was working all along. Subsequently, on December 12, 1932 A. Sreenivasa Pai executed a settlement deed transferring the said properties in favour of his mother-in-law Padmavathi Ammal. This dee