( 1 ) THIS is a plaintiffs second appeal against a concurrent finding recorded by the Courts below that the suit schedule property is not a joint family property. Therefore, the plaintiff has no right to challenge a compromise decree passed by the High Court.

( 2 ) THE facts as set out in the plaint are as under: the land bearing Sy. Nos. 57, 63 and 2 of Narasipura Village, anandapura Hobli, Sagar Taluk, measuring 1 acre 3 guntas, 29 guntas and 11 guntas was purchased by the second defendant, the plaintiffs father under a registered sale deed dated 2-11-1955 for valuable consieration out of the joint family funds. The said sale deed was executed by Sri Govindappa Hegde and his son N. G. Mahabalagiri and the first defendant. The first defendant was a minor running 16 years on the date of the sale. The said sale deed was executed for the benefit of the family. At the time of purchasing the said lands, it was in hopeless condition and the vendors of the second defendant could not manage the said property as such the sale took place in favour of the secodn defendant. After purchasing the said land the said lands have been improved by investing fabulous amount out of the j