JUDGMENT :

R. NATARAJ, J.

1. The defendants 1 to 6 in O.S.No.48/2014 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Karwar, have filed this appeal against the judgment and decree dated 27.06.2018 by which the Court declared that the plaintiffs 1(a) and 1(b) are entitled for half share in suit schedule ‘A’ properties and also compensation amount in respect of suit schedule ‘B’ properties, and the plaintiffs 2 to 8 are together entitled to 1/24^th share and defendant No.7 is entitled to 1/24^th share in the suit schedule ‘A’ and ‘B’ properties. It was further held that the defendant No.1 was entitled for 1/24^th share while defendants 2 to 6 together are entitled for 1/6^th share and 1/24^th share in all the suit schedule ‘A’ and ‘B’ properties.

2. For the sake of convenience and easy understanding, the parties shall henceforth be referred to as they were arrayed before the Trial Court.

3. The suit in O.S.No.48/2014 was filed for partition and separate possession of half share of deceased plaintiff No.1 and share of plaintiffs 2 to 8 in suit ‘A’ and ‘B’ properties. The plaintiffs contended that their genealogy was as follows:

4. The plaintiffs claimed that the mother of plaintiffs 2 to 8 (Smt.Devaki)