1. Appellants,being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 25th of June, 1998 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court dismissing the First Appeal No. 818 of 1978 and affirming the judgment and decree dated 11th of September, 1978 passed by the trial court in Title Suit No. 650/132 of 1974/1978, have preferred this appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent.

2. During the pendency of the first appeal aforesaid the original plaintiffs (appellant nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the first appeal) died and the present appellant nos. 1 to 14 were substituted in their place being their legal representatives. Defendant No. 3 also died during the pendency of the first appeal and his legal representatives were also substituted in his place. Appellant No. 20 is original defendant no. 4 himself. Original defendant nos. 1 and 2 (Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 herein) died during the pendency of this appeal and the present respondents were substituted in their place being their legal representatives. Similarly appellant nos. 1 and 16 also died during the pending of this appeal. The legal representatives of appellant no. 1 were already on record whereas the legal representatives of appellant no