( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by defendants 1 to 3 against the judgment and decree granted by the Subordinate Judge, bhimavaram, West Godavari District dated 25. 8. 1986 made in O. S. No. 227 of 1980 wherein the learned Subordinate Judge decreed the suit of the plaintiff for specific performance of agreement of sale dated 10. 7. 1980.

( 2 ) FOR the sake of convenience, hereinafter the parties are referred to as they were arrayed before the Court below.

( 3 ) THE plaintiff filed the suit to enforce the specific performance of agreement of sale dated 10. 7. 1980 to sell the house including the open land of Ac. 0. 171/2 cents within Bhimavaram Municipal Area; for delivery of vacant possession after execution of sale deed by all the defendants or in the alternative to direct the defendants 1 to 3 to execute the sale deed of their 17/21 share in the property and for partition of the said share and separate possession; in the alternative, if the said decree cannot be granted, for return of Rs. 10,000/- paid as advance to defendants 1 to 7 with interest at 12% per annum and for awarding rs. 75,000/- towards damages as compensation for the loss. First defendant is the mother of