JUDGMENT :

This appeal is filed by the 2nd defendant in O.S.No.79 of 1989 in the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District, against the judgment and decree dated 20.07.1998. For the ease of convenience, the parties are referred to as they were arrayed in the suit.

2. The facts, according to the plaintiffs in the suit, are as follows:

a) Late Sri Jutta Ganga Raju, who was the owner of plaint ‘A’ schedule property, among other properties, passed away on 28.12.1951, intestate, leaving behind his widow late Smt. Jutta Venkatamma, two sons, viz., late Sri Somaraju and late Sri Subbarao, and four daughters, who are defendant Nos.1 to 4 in the suit. The properties of late Sri Ganga Raju devolved on his two sons. Later his widow late Smt. Venkatamma has also executed a registered relinquishment deed in favour of her sons and as such the two sons became the absolute owners of ‘A’ schedule property. The property described in ‘A’ schedule consists of two contiguous items of property, viz.., land admeasuring Ac.0.69 cents in RS.No.129/2, and land admeasuring Ac.1.16 cents in RS.No.129/3 of Kadakatla Village, Tadepalligudem Mandal, West Godavari District. Both the son