These five revisions arise out of various orders, dated 20.4.2007, passed by the Court of III Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur, in OS No.955 of 2002. The parties are common to all the revisions.

2. The petitioner filed the suit for a declaration that she is entitled to be extended the post retirement benefits of late Gantaiah, who retired as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Police Department. She pleaded that she was married to Gantaiah on 5.2.1961, and both of them had three sons, by name Harikumar, Anil Kumar and Aswani Kumar, and out of them, Anil Kumar alone is living. She pleaded that the 1st respondent, who was a subordinate of Gantaiah, developed illicit relations with him and made a claim for the benefits of property left by Gantaiah, as though she is legally wedded wife. The 1st respondent filed a written statement, stating that the marriage between the petitioner and Gantaiah was dissolved, according to the prevalent customs, and thereafter, she married him. Respondents 2 and 3 are said to have been born out of their wedlock.

3. The trial Court framed necessary issues and the trial of the suit commenced. The 1st respondent filed the certified copy of the