N. Y. HANUMANTHAPPA, J.

( 1 ) THESE two appeals arise out of a judgment and decree passed in O. S. No. 1 of 1997 on the file of the learned IV Additional district Judge, Tirupati, decreeing the suit filed by the plaintiffs.

( 2 ) DEFENDANTS 1 to 4 are the appellants in a. S. No. 1108 of 1997 and defendants 5 of 10 are the appellants in A. S. No. 939 of 1998.

( 3 ) ORIGINALLY the suit in O. S. No. 143 of 1987 was filed by the plaintiffs on the file of the Principal Sub-Court, Tirupati for specific performance of an agreement of sale dated 17-1-1986 and for a direction to the defendants to execute a sale deed in respect of the plaint schedule properties after receiving Rs. 20,75,000/- -from the plaintiffs and in default to have the sale deed executed through the Court. Later the said suit was transferred to IV Additional district Court and renumbered as O. S. No. 1 of 1997. In these appeals the parties are referred to as arrayed in the suit.

( 4 ) DEFENDANTS 1 to 3 are interrelated to each other. 2nd defendant is the wife of the 1st defendant. The 3rd defendant is the daughter of defendants 1 and 2. They were running a partnership business in the name and style of M/s. Lakshmi Paradi

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