JUDGMENT

1. This Appeal, under Sec. 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure [for short 'the C.P.C.'], is filed by the Appellants/plaintiffs challenging the Decree and Judgment, dtd. 25/3/2005, in O.S. No.41 of 1999 passed by the learned IV Additional District Judge, Tirupati [for short 'the trial Court']. The Respondents herein are the defendants in the said Suit.

2. The Appellants/Plaintiffs filed the above said suit for division of suit schedule properties into six equal shares by metes and bounds and allot one such equal share to the first plaintiff and three of such shares to the plaintiffs 2 to 5 and direct the defendants to render accounts for mesne profits for the first item of the suit schedule properties.

3. Both the parties in the Appeal will be referred to as they are arrayed before the trial Court.

4. The brief averments of the plaint, in O.S. No.41 of 1999, are as under:

i) Late Sri P.Nagappa Naidu was the common ancestor. He had two sons viz., Subba Naidu and Pedda Seshama Naidu. Both of them passed away leaving behind their successors. Late P.Subba Naidu and late Pedda Seshama Naidu during their life time members of undivided Hindu joint family and possessed considerable mo