INTRODUCTION

These four appeals are interconnected. The property dispute raised in appeals is with reference to various items of immovable property in plaint 'A' and 'B' schedule of O.S.No.13 of 19741 (hereafter called, first suit), against which, first defendant filed A.S.No.2219 of 1982 and defendant Nos.3 and 4 filed A.S.No.212 of 1981. Tr.A.S.No.1277 of 1991 is filed by third defendant, who lost her separate suit for declaration and possession, being O.S.No.21 of 1975 (hereafter called, second suit). Similarly, Tr.A.S.No.1274 of 1991 is filed by fourth defendant when his suit, being O.S.No.22 of 1975 (hereafter called, third suit) for declaration of title was dismissed by the lower Court, by impugned common judgment. The trial Court decreed O.S.No.13 of 1974 for partition overruling objections of defendant Nos.1, 3 and 4 that some of the items of plaint A and B schedule properties are not joint family properties and that they ceased to be joint family properties by reason of various alienations made by manager of the family for family necessities. Who is who

2. The entire controversy and litigation is in relation to property of Kanumarlapudi family of Reddipale