RAVI MALIMATH, J.—The 1st plaintiff is the wife of late Chikkamogegowda @ Chikkegowda. The 2nd plaintiff and defendants 3 and 4 are the daughters of late Chikkamogegowda @ Chikkegowda. The 1st defendant is the son and the 2nd defendant is the daughter-in-law of late Chikkamogegowda @ Chikkegowda. He had three daughters and two sons. The 2nd plaintiff was born to 1st plaintiff through Chikkamogegowda. Jayamma, the 4th defendant was delivered by the 1st wife of Chikkamogegowda @ Chikkegowda. The 1st defendant, husband of the 2nd defendant and the 3rd defendant are born through 2nd wife of late Chikkamogegowda @ Chikkegowda. The defendants 3 and 4 were married long back and they lived alongwith their husbands but the 3rddefendant Chandramma is now residing at Doddamalur leaving her husband. The marriages of all the defendants were celebrated by late Chikkamogegowda. However, the marriage of the 1st plaintiff was not performed. After the marriage of 1st and 2nd defendants, some misunderstandings arose between the plaintiffs and the 1st and 2nd defendants and thereby, the defendants 1 and 2 alongwith Prabhudev started to live separately. However, the plaintiffs and Chikkamogegow