( 1 ) COMMON facts and questions of law arise in these two appeals. As a matter of fact the courts below disposed of the matter by a common Judgment between the parties inter se. Therefore, these two appeals are being disposed of by a common Judgment.

( 2 ) THE facts in these cases are not in dispute. One Venkayamma was the 2nd wife of one Yarakaraju Sarraju. He had two wives. The second wife was Venkayamma. The respondent herein is the daughter through his first wife. Yarakaraju satyanarayana Raju is the son of Venkayamma (born to Sarraju ). Venkayamma died on-March 23, 1966 intestate. She possessed of 54 cents of land situated in konitivada in Bhimavaram taluk of West godavari District. Satyanarayana Raju her son succeeded as a heir to the estate of his mother. He too died unmarried on March 16, 1966. Thereafter, the dispute arose between the appellant and the respondent. The appellant is the aunt of Satyanarayana Raju and sister of his mother Venkayamma. According to her, the property initially belonged to their mother one Kanakayamma. kanakayamma got this property under a gift deed Ex. A. 17 dated March 24, 1929, executed by her husband.

( 3 ) IT is the case of the appellant th

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