Shah, J.

1. This is an appeal against a decree of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Satara, in Special Suit no. 6 of 1946. The plaintiff, as an adopted son of one Baburao, filed the suit for possession of items Nos. 1 to 18 as described in Schedule A annexed to the plaint, and for recovery of mesne profits for three years prior to the date of the suit at the rate of RS. 245 per annum and for future mesne profits at the rate of Rs. 400 per annum from the defendants. The learned trial Judge has passed a decree in his favour awarding him possession of lots Nos. 1 to 18 and Rs. 645 by way of mesne profits for three years prior to the date of the suit have been awarded against defendants 1 and 2, Rs. 90 against defendants 3 and 4, and future mesne profits at the rate of Rs. 350 from defendants 1 and 2 and Rs. 60 from defendants 3 and 4. Mesne profits after the date of the decree are ordered to be ascertained under Order 20, Rule 12, Clause (c), Civil P. C. It is against this decree that defendants l and 2 have come in appeal.

2. One Hanmant died on 9-10-1907. He had two sons and one daughter by name Dhondubai. He had a wife by name Bayaja. Babu, the eldest son of Hanmant, was the