Judgement

Appeal (No. 2 of 1944) from a judgment and decree of the High Court (April 22, 1941) which had reversed a judgment and decree of the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Baptala (January 31, 1939).

The following facts are taken from the judgment of the Judicial Committee. The plaintiffs were the appellants before the Board. The appeal arose out of a suit to set aside an adoption. The following genealogical table shows the relationship of the persons concerned in the appeal—

Law Rep. 74 Ind. App. 162 ( 1946- 1947) Ghanta China Ramasubbayya V. Moparthi Chenchuramayya, Minor 108

Moparthi Venkayya | || Perayya Pitchayya | (wife Pullamma, died | 19th June, 1937) || | Venkayya Punnayya (died)

(died) | wife) Purmamma

| | (m. Ghanta Pitchayya)

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Rangayya Ramasubbayva Perayya Ramasubbayya Rangayya

1st Defendant) 2nd Respondent | | | (4th Defendant) 4th Respondent (died) (Ghanta) (1st Plaintiff) 1st Appellant (Ghanta) (2nd Plaintiff) 2nd Appellant

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Punnayya Chenchura-m

(2nd ayya

Defendant) (3rd

3rd Defendant)

Respondent 1st

Respondent

The parties were governed by the Mitakshara school of Hindu law as administered in the Andhra country, in the Madras Presidency. Moparthi