JUDGMENT

RANGANATHAN, J.:—All these applications can be disposed of by a common order. They arise out of awards given by an arbitrator appointed by this Court in C. A. 1763 of 1980. The applications mainly raise issues as to how far the awards should be made a rule of Court and can, therefore, be conveniently dealt with together.

2. A brief resume of the broad facts of the case will help in appreciating the points debated before us. The controversy has arisen out of disputes in the family of Prabhatilal Parashram Sharma (P.P.) which consisted of his wife Bhuribai, four sons --------- Jugalkishore Prabhatilal (J.P.), Vijayendra Prabhatilal (V.P.), Gnanendra Prabhatilal (G.P.) and Mukesh Prabhatilal (M.P.), --------- and three daughters--------Surajidevi, Kamaladevi and Chamelidevi. The father (P.P.) died during the pendency of the proceedings whereupon the wife and daughters, inter alia, were impleaded as his legal representatives. The widow has also subsequently died. The daughters have evinced no interest in this litigation which pertains to the assets and liabilities of a partnership firm run by P. P., J. P., V. P. and G. P., M. P. was not a partner of the firm and was not even re