( 1. ) THE appellant/defendant has come up with this appeal challenging the judgment and decree passed by the I Additional city Civil Judge, Bangalore in O.S. No. 3634/1984 dated 25. 7. 2092 decreeing the suit of the plaintiffs for partition, possession and mesne profits.

( 2. ) FOR the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to by their rankings before the Trial Court.

The brief facts of the case are that the plaintiffs have filed the suit against the defendant for partition of their 7/8th share in the suit schedule property bearing No. 2 (New No. 27), I Main Road, Kalabhairavaswamy temple Street, Mysore Road, Bangalore and also sought for mesne profits. The case of the plaintiffs is that first plaintiff is the wife and plaintiffs 2 to 7 are the children of late B. Andanappa @ Buddu; that the said B. Andanappa died on 14. 5. 1973 as a member of Hindu joint family leaving behind the plaintiffs and one Smt. Madamma his mother and Smt. Gowramma - his sister; that the said Gowramma died on 14. 3. 1975, that smt. Madamma is also no more, thus the plaintiffs have succeeded to the entire estate left behind by late B. Andanappa. That the suit schedule property is a portio