( 1 ) THE Judgment of the Court was delivered by Viswanatha Sastri, J,: these three appeals arise out of suits instituted by the plaintiff Gaddam veerayya, the paternal uncle of Sambayya, deceased, for a declaration that certain sales of Sambayya s lands effected by his widow and mother were not binding on his reversioners. It is not now disputed that the plaintiff is the nearest male reversioner of Sambayya. The sales impugned in these appeals are Exhibits B-5, B-14 and B-12 effected by the widow and mother of Sambayya claiming to be absolutely entitled to the properties sold under Sambayya s will Exhibit B-l dated 19th september, 1937. The widow and the mother of Sambayya as well as the vendees from them were made defendants to the suits. The Court below held that Exibit b-l had not been proved to be the will of Sambayya and that the widow of sambayya had inherited his properties as his heir-at -law. The sales were not sought to be supported by the vendees on the ground of any necessity of the estate and the only issue of fact arising in these appeals is as regards the truth and genuineness of the will, Exhibit B-1. At the hearing before us. it was argued (hat even if Exhibit B-l

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