JUDGMENT/ORDER

1. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as per their rankings before the Trial Court.

2. Present appeal is by Defendant Nos.2, 3 and 4 aggrieved by the Judgment and Order dtd. 10/12/2020 passed in R.A.No.116/2018 on the file of the III Additional District and Sessions Judge at Kalaburagi (hereinafter referred to as the 'First Appellate Court'), in and by which, while dismissing the appeal filed by the appellants herein, the First Appellate Court confirmed the Judgment and Decree dtd. 2/8/2018 passed in O.S.No.103/2016 on the file of I Additional Senior Civil Judge at Kalaburagi (hereinafter referred to as 'the Trial Court'), decreeing the suit of the plaintiffs holding them to be entitled to 1/4th share in the suit schedule properties. The plaintiffs, namely, Smt.Sridevi and Neelmma, daughters of Defendant No.1-Sidramappa filed the suit for partition against father and brother Basavannappa-Defendant No.2 and his two sons, viz., Mallikarjun and Nagaraj - defendant Nos.3 and 4 respectively, who are the appellants before this Court seeking partition of suit schedule properties consisting of land in Survey No.128/4 measuring 18 acres 4 guntas situa