JUDGMENT :

ASHOK BHUSHAN, J.

1. This appeal has been filed by the plaintiffs against the judgment dated 18.01.2012 of the High Court of Karnataka in Regular First Appeal No. 69 of 2002 by which the High court partly allowed the Regular First Appeal of the plaintiffs-appellants.

2. Brief facts of the case for deciding this appeal are:

The parties shall be referred to as described in the suit. One Shri Muniswamappa, great grandfather of the plaintiffs and grandfather of defendant No. 1, was the absolute owner of the suit schedule property. Shri Muniswamappa executed two gift deeds dated 05.06.1957 in favour of defendant No. 1, N. Revanna. The gift deed was executed by Muniswamappa in favour of his grandson, N. Revanna. The gift deed also contained a condition that donee and his younger brothers hereafter had no right to alienate the scheduled property. Defendant No. 1, N. Revanna executed sale deeds dated 07.10.1985, 08.10.1985 and 10.10.1985 in favour of defendant Nos.2 to 5. Defendant Nos.6 and 7 were the tenants of the premises. Original Suit No. 11133 of 1995 was filed by the plaintiffs-appellants against N. Revanna, defendant No. 1, vendees as defendant Nos.2 to 5 and defendant Nos