This appeal has been preferred by defendants 1 to 4 in O.S. No.32 of 1984.The suit was filed by the plaintiff for partition of the plaint 'A' to 'G' schedule properties into twelve equal shares and for separate possession of one such share to the plaintiff and for past profits of 1981.

2. The averments made in the plaint are briefly as follows:

The plaintiff and defendants 10 to 13 are daughters and the first defendant is the son of late Ravuru Apparao. Defendant No.4 is the wife of defendant No.1. Defendants Nos.6 to 9 are some of the persons in whose favour defendant No.1 has executed sale deeds for some of the suit schedule properties. The plaintiff is contending that the sales are not binding upon her. Defendants Nos. 2 and 3 are the sons of defendant No.1 and defendant No.4 and Defendant No.5 is the lessee of some of the lands under the plaintiff. Late Appa Rao died in the year 1971 intestate. By the time of his death the schedule properties are possessed by him and his wife predeceased him. So the plaintiff, D1 and D10 to D13 are the class-I heirs of late Appa Rao and succeeded to his moveable and immovable properties covered by the suit schedule. The suit schedule