IMMANENI PANDURANGA RAO, J.

( 1 ) RESPONDENTS 1 and 2 herein filed a suit for partition of plaint a and b schedule properties into two equal shares and separate possession of one such share in their favour. Out of that half share they claimed that the first plaintiff is entitled for 1/4th share, the second plaintiff is entitled for 1/4th share and the first defendant being entitled to the remaining half share.

( 2 ) THE partition was sought in respect of matruka properties left by late mohammad Hasan Ali (hereinafter referred to as hasan Ali ), who died on 24-12-1977. He had two sons and two daughters. The firstson of Hasan Ali, viz. , mohammad Mahmood Ali pre-deceased his father. Defendants 2 to 4 are the sons of late Mohammad Mahmood Ali. The second son of Hasan Ali is the first defendant. He died during the pendency of the suit and the defendants 5 to 15 who are his sons and daughters were impleaded as defendants 5 to 15. Plaintiffs 1 and 2 are the first and second daughters respectively of Hasan Ali.

( 3 ) THE suit was contested by the first defendant claiming all the plaint schedule properties as his exclusive properties. Defendants 2 to 4, on the other hand, claimed item

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