1. Since the issues and parties involved in both the appeals are common in nature, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. C.C.C.A. No.217 of 2007 is filed by the defendants 13 and 14 against the judgment and decree dated 27.02.2007 passed in O.S. No.293 of 2000 by the III Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, and C.C.C.A. No.220 of 2007 is filed by the plaintiff against the said judgment and decree in so far as it went against her.

3. The parties hereinafter will be referred to as they are arrayed before the lower Court for the sake of convenience.

4. The plaintiff P. Lakshmi Bai, Deepala Ramchander Rao (defendant No.1), late Deepala Gajananda Rao, Deepala Srihari (defendant No.2), Deepala Narayan Rao (defendant No.3), Smt. C. Lakshmi Bai (defendant No.8), B. Anasuya and R. Shakuntala (defendant No.9) are the children of Deepala Raja Veeraiah and Deepala Kistamma. According to the written statement filed by defendant No.8, Deepala Raja Veeraiah died on 21.10.1950 and Deepala Kistamma died on 30.12.1980. Gajananda Rao also died and he is being represented by the defendants 4 to 7. Anasuya also died and she is being represented by defendants 10 to