1. Heard Mr. Usgaonkar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants and Mr. Godinho, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents no. 3 to 8.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment, order and decree dated 07/01/2013 passed by the learned Adhoc District Judge-2, FTC-II, Margao (First Appellate Court) in Regular Civil Appeal No. 135/2012 and against the judgment, order and decree dated 31/07/2012 passed by the learned Adhoc Civil Judge, Senior Division, Margao ('trial Court') in Regular Civil Suit No. 208/2001/I.

3. The appellants are the plaintiffs, whereas the respondents are the defendants in the said Regular Civil Suit No. 208/2001/I. Parties shall, hereinafter, be referred to as per their status in the said suit.

4. The plaintiffs had filed the said suit for division and demarcation of the suit property and for fixation of separate boundary line in between the southern half and northern half of the suit property including the respective residential portions of the house standing therein and corresponding to its middle separatory wall, by stone marks, by metes and bound, being the southern half to the heirs of Jose Santan and northern half to the he