S. ANANDA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS second appeal by the 1st defendant is directed against the judgment and decree of the Additional District Judge, West Godavari in A. S. No. 141 of 1985 dated 14th Sept. 1993 under which the decree granted by the Subordinate Judge, Kavur in O. S. No. 7 of 1980 dated 10th Oct. 1985, was confirmed.

( 2 ) THE first respondent herein is the plaintiff, who filed the suit with the following pleadings :-THE 1st Defendant is the son-in-law of the plaintiff. On 21-2-1972, the plaintiff s husband and her sons executed a Registered Settlement Deed in respect of 2 acres of land situated at Lakkavaram, in favour of the 1st respondent and his wife, Sita Naga Lakshmi Kumari, who is the daughter of the plaintiff. The said Sita Naga Lakshmi Kumari died on 31-7-1979 at Eluru. The plaintiff, her husband and sons went to Eluru and after cremation was over, the plaintiff asked the 1st defendant about certain monies given by her to the 1st defendant for the purpose of business, amounting to Rs. 12,000/ -. The 1st Defendant told the plaintiff that since his wife died, he has no interest at Lakkavaram and offered to sell the plaint schedule property to the plaintiff for the am

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