S. B. SINHA, J.

( 1 ) LEAVE granted.

( 2 ) APPELLANTS in both the appeals are before us, aggrieved by and dis-sastisfied with the judgment and order dated 6th April, 2005 passed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Gujarat in Second Appeal No. 37 of 1998.

( 3 ) FOR the purpose of determining the question involved in these appeals, soni Dineshbhai Manilal and others are being referred to as the appellants, while Jagjivan Mulchand Chokshi is being referred to as the respondent.

( 4 ) APPELLANTS ' father and the respondent were partners of a partnership firm known as 'bhagyoday Engineering Company '. A decision was taken to dissolve the said firm. A deed of dissolution was entered into on the 9th day of September, 1965. A suit for dissolution of the partnership firm and accounts was filed by the respondent herein, inter alia on the premise of the existing dispute in regard to shares of the parties in the said partnership firm.

( 5 ) THE suit was dismissed on 29th July, 1975. However, the appeal preferred thereagainst was allowed holding that the respondent-plaintiff was entitled to 56 % shares, whereas the father of the appellants was entitled to 44 % share. A decree wa