( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment of the District Judge, Ranga reddy, rendered in A. S. No. 25 of 1989 under which the appeal directed against the judgment of the District Munsiff, ibrahimpatnam, dated 26-4-1989 decreeing the suit of the plaintiff for partition for all the suit schedule items of the properties was set aside and a preliminary decree for partition of only one item of the property was passed.

( 2 ) THE plaintiff in the suit is the appellant herein and the defendants are the respondents. The first appeal was filed by the first defendant in the suit. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as they were arrayed in the suit. The plaintiff filed the suit against defendants for partition of lands to an extent of Ac. 5. 27 gts. in Sy. No. 374, Ac. 3. 15 gts. in Sy. No. 372, Ac. 1. 29 gts. in Sy. No. 378, ac. 1. 08 gts. in Sy. No. 379, Ac. 2. 17 gts. in sy. No. 380, Ac. 9. 01 gts. in Sy. No. 381 and ac. 9. 33 gts. in Sy. No. 382 of Tulekalam village, Ibrahimpatnam, hereinafter to be referred to as the suit lands, into eight shares by metes and bounds and for allotment of two such shares to him. It is averred that