D. REDDEPPA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by the 1st defendant, namely, Vegi Venkateswara Rao in O. S. No. 60 of 1981 on the file of the II Additional Subordinate Judge, Visakhapatnam against the judgment and decree dated 26-7-1988, directing him to pay a sum of Rs. 8,43,885. 00 and interest thereon at 12% per annum from the date of the suit i. e. , 2-3-1981 till 26-7-1988 i. e. , the date of decree and thereafter at 6% till the date of realisation to the 1st respondent herein, namely, Vegi Venkata-ramarao, alias Rajababu, the plaintiff in the suit. As the parties hereto are brothers and the subject-matter for consideration is the dispute relating to dissolution of partnership firm of which they were partners, we adjourned the hearing of the appeal for about a month as envisaged under Order 32-A of Code of Civil Procedure, suggesting the learned counsel on either side to try for settlement of the subject-matter of dispute herein and other matters said to be pending between the parties hereto before various Courts either through mediators or arbitrators. But, both of them reported that their efforts to persuade the parties hereto settle their disputes as suggested above failed.

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