JUDGMENT :

1. These five appeals arise out of a common judgment dated 8-4-1991 of the learned Subordinate Judge at Vijayawada in the two suits O.S. Nos. 248 and 453 of 1981. These two suits were clubbed together and evidence was recorded and documents were marked in O.S. No. 453 of 1981. Both the suits are for specific performance of their respective agreements of sale in respect of the same property described in the plaint schedule in O.S. No. 248 of 1981 and in the plaint-A schedule in O.S. No. 453 of 1981 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Plaint Schedule Property’). Plaint Schedule Property comp rises of an exent of Ac. 1.05 cents of dry land situated in the village of Prasadampadu near Vijayawada in Krishna District (Ac. 0-65 cents in D. No. 63/10 and Ac. 0-66 cents in D. No. 63/11) within the boundaries given in the respective plaint schedules together with Dall Mill known as ‘Gopalakrishna Dall Mill’ with the machinery and the structures detailed and stated in the registered “lease-deed dated 28-2-1977” executed by defendants 1 to 8, who are common in both the suits, in favour of Sri Mahalakshmi Dall Mill, a partnership firm respresented by its partners Hemraj and his son, Madanla