( 1 ) THIS Second Appeal is directed against the Judgment and decree of the learned Second Additional District Judge, Cuddapah in a. S. No. 73157 on his file. The facts necessary for the determina. tion of the questions in controversy may shortly be stated : one Tarigoppulu Nagaiah had four sons, Venkata ah, Pitchinaidu, nagaiah and Kangaiah. These four brothers became divided a long time back, hut Punchinaidu and Venkataiah lived together though there was no re-union as contemplated under the Hindu Law. Pitchicaidu bad by his wife Venkatasubbamma three daughters pedda Chengamma (1st defendant) Chinna Chengamma (1st plaintiff) and Bojjamma (2nd plaintiff) but no sons. Venkata Subbamma had a brother Nagaiah (2nd defendant ). Venkata Subbamma predeceased her husband, Pitcbinaidu and Pitchinaidu died in 1943 according to the defendants, but according to the plaintiff he died in 1947. The plaintiff s case is that they and the 1st defendant as the daughters of Pitchinaidu, are entitled to his properties in equal shares, and they filed a suit for partition and separate possession of the two thirds share belonging to them. The suit was resisted by the first defendant and t