( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment of a learned single Judge rendered in CCCA No. 91 of 1997 against the judgment of the V Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, in OS No. 1332 of 1994. The suit was decreed by the learned V Additional Judge. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the defendants filed appeal which was inturn allowed by the learned single Judge.

( 2 ) THE facts relevant to this appeal may be stated briefly as follows :the parties in this LPA will be referred to in this judgment with reference to their status in the original suit. The first defendant is the wife of the plaintiff. Defendants 2 and 3 are the parents of the 1st defendant. Defendants 4 and 5 are the daughters of the plaintiff. It is averred that the plaintiff s relation with his wife-1st defendant were strained which resulted in filing OP No. 67 of 1990 for dissolution of marriage by decree of divorce. The same was pending on the file of the I Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. The first defendant is under influence of her parents-defendants 2 and 3. The first defendant is acting against the interest of the children. (i) The plaintiff belongs to Agarwal Communi