MOHAN SHANTANAGOUDAR, J.—This appeal is filed by the original defendants 1 to 3 against the judgment and decree dated 28.2.2007, passed in O.S. No. 61/2006, by the Principal Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ramanagaram.

2. For the purpose of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking in the Trial Court.

3. The genealogy of the family is as under:

Venkategowda (dead)

Devamma (1st wife-dead) Ningamma (2nd wife-dead)

Ningegowda Thimmakka Maradevamma Devamma Kempegowda

(Son-dead) (dead) (dead) (dead) (def. No. 1)

Gowrama Gowramma Ningamma

(Wife-dead) (1st wife-Def. No. 3- no issues) (2nd wife)

1st Murthi 2nd Rathnamma 3rd Sarojamma K. Jagadish Pushpalatha

(Plaintiff) (Def. No. 4) (Def. No. 5) (Def. No. 2)

4. The propositus Venkategowda died in the year 1967 leaving behind his two wives and children. Devamma is the first wife and the Ningamma is the second wife of Venkategowda. Devamma has got a son by name Ningegowda