D.V.S.S. Somayajulu, J.

This appeal is filed by the defendants against the judgment and decree dated 26.02.1999 passed in Original Suit No.54 of 1996 by the Senior Civil Judge, Piler, which was originally filed as O.S.No.182 of 1983 on the file of the Sub-Court, Madanpalle, Chittoor District.

2. For the sake of convenience, as this is a first appeal, the parties are referred to as in the suit only viz., 'plaintiffs' and 'defendants'.

3. The suit for a declaration of the joint half share of plaintiffs 1, 2, 4 and 5 in plaint-A schedule properties and for partition and division of the said properties and to put them in separate possession and enjoyment of it, to direct the defendants or such other defendants to render true, correct and proper past share-in-profits from the date of suit till the date of actual delivery and also to direct them to pay the ascertained sum with interest at 12% per annum by way of damages from the date of suit till the date of realization and for costs.

4. The averments in the plaint briefly are that the 8th defendant is the father of plaintiffs 1 and 2 and husband of the 3rd plaintiff. The 2nd defendant is the wife of 1st defendant. The 6th defendan