M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.

1. The 1st defendant in Original Suit No. 19 of 1979, on the file of Sub-ordinate Judge (Now Senior Civil Judge), Tanuku, West Godavari District (for short, 'the trial Court'), preferred this appeal against the impugned decree and judgment dated 27.2.1990, wherein the suit filed for specific performance of agreement of sale dated 3.6.1978 was decreed in favour of the plaintiff and against the 1st defendant. The appellant herein was the 1st defendant and the 1st respondent herein was the plaintiff before the trial Court, in OS No. 19 of 1979. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred as arrayed before the trial Court.

2. During pendency of this appeal, appellant herein died and her legal representatives i.e., appellants 2 to 6 herein were brought on record as per the orders of this Court in ASMP Nos. 1885, 1886 and 1887 of 2012 on 3.6.2013 and respondent herein died and his legal representative i.e., 2nd respondent herein was brought on record as per the orders of this Court in ASMP No. 2160 of 2012 on 25.9.2013.

3. The plaintiff filed the suit for specific performance of agreement of sale, initially, against defendants 1