L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J : - This appeal is filed by the plaintiff in OS No.2 of 1992 on the file of Subordinate Judge, Siddipet.

2. The sole appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and his legal representatives are brought on record.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as arrayed in the suit.

4. The 1st defendant is the daughter-in-law of the plaintiff and the 2nd defendant is the son of the 1st defendant. The suit was filed for the relief of cancellation of gift dated 30.11.1991 executed by the plaintiff in relation to Acs.23.22 guntas, and for perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with his possession over the suit schedule property of about 31 acres.

5. The averments in the plaint are that the plaintiff is the only son of Smt. Narra Rangamma and she died in the year 1989 leaving behind an extent of Acs.31-05 guntas of land in different survey numbers. The plaintiff has a son by name Narra Srinivas Reddy and a daughter by name Smt. Narsamma; and his son Srinivas Reddy married to the Ist defendant. The couple have a son i.e., the 2nd defendant. It was pleaded that the relationship between Srinivas Reddy and the 1st