( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against Judgment and decree in O. S. No. 40/66 on the file of the Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad c. C. C. A. 86/1976. Dt. 26-3-1979.

( 2 ) THE 1st defendant is the appellant herein. The plaintiff s suit for recovery of plaint schedule properties which comprise of a house bearing No. 3-5-4 and 3-3-5 situated at Ramkote, Hyderabad and for the recovery of a sum of Rs. 9,725/- and a sum of Rs. 13,000/- being the value of the moveable property was decreed by the trial Court against deferdants 1 to 5.

( 3 ) THE 1st defendant is the son of the 1st plaintiff The 2nd defendent is the father-in-law of the 1st defendant. The 3rd defendant is tbc power of Attorney holder of the plaintiff and the 4th defendant is the tenant of the suit house. The 5th defendant is the purchaser of the suit house from the 1st defendant, Dr. Brahmanandam, the 1st plaintiff had secured a Life interest in the suit house under a will executed by his wife on 10-3-1960. II is his case that while he was living in that bouse, on 25-2-1965 at about 3-00 p. M. defendants 1 and 2 entered his house dragged him out and forcibly took him in a taxi to Madugula