INDIRA JAIN, J.

These letters patent appeals take an exception to the judgment and order dated 9/3/1995 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in First Appeal Nos.22/1980, 23/1980, 328/1989, 329/1989, 330/1989 and 331/1989. The First Appeals arose against the common judgment and decree in Special Civil Suit No.20/1972 and Regular Civil Suit Nos.174/1969, 361/1969, 371/1969, 374/1969 and 375/1969 delivered by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Amravati on 25/1/1979.

2. The case of appellants and certain disputed facts relevant for the purpose of deciding these appeals may be stated, in brief, as under:

Balkrishna Bodhankar, resident of Amravati was a Lawyer by profession. He died in the year 1918 leaving behind him son Shankarrao and widow Durgabai. Durgabai is step mother of Shankarrao. It is advantageous to reproduce genealogical tree of family of Balkrishna here to understand the controversy between the parties: