A.S. Chandurkar, J.

1. This appeal filed under section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure challenges the decree passed by the first Appellate Court whereby the dismissal of the suit has been set aside and decree for possession and perpetual injunction has been passed against the appellants. The facts in brief are that the respondent-plaintiff and the appellants-defendants are close relatives. They claim to belong to Kolam community of Scheduled Tribes. According to the plaintiff, one Bhutu Atram was the owner of field Gut No. 5, admeasuring 6 Hectare 44R land situated at village Rahati, Tq. Ghatanji Dist. Yavatmal. Said Bhutu had no male issue. Hence he had adopted one Jairam Kashiram Atram as his son by executing a registered deed of adoption on 25-3-1968. The name of said Jairam was changed to Dattatray. Said Dattatray died on 17-8-1994 and the plaintiff is his only son. The defendant Nos. 1 to 3 were the daughters of deceased Bhutu. According to the plaintiff, as per the customs prevailing in Kolam community and as per their own law of succession, the son alone is entitled to inherit the property of his father. Hence, according to the plaintiff, he being the adopted son o