1. This First Appeal arises out of a judgment and decree dated 23/12/1976 passed by Shri Arun Chandra Das, Additional Subordinate Judge, IIIrd court, Palamau at Daltonganj in P.S. No. 25 of 1976, whereby and where under the said learned court dismissed the plaintiff-appellants suit.

2. The plaintiff-appellates filed the aforementioned suit for partition as against the defendants-respondents, claiming therein four shares out of twenty-four shares therein in favour of plaintiff Nos. 1 and 3 shares out of 24 shares in favour of the plaintiff No. 2.

3. The relationships of the parties appears from the following genealogical table.

4. According to the plaintiff, Kabilasho Sahun, wife of Ram Ratan Sao inherited eight shares of her husband out of the aforementioned 24 shares and had been in possession thereof, but lateron sold away her half share to Jaso Sahun, first wife of plaintiff No. 1 and mother of the plaintiff No. 2 and other half shares to Smt. Amrawati Sahun wife of defendant No. 1. Later on Jaso Sahun also sold her shares to defendant Nos. 8 to 11 and Amravati Sahun also sold her one share to them.

5. Plaintiffs further case is that returns were filed by the intermediar