( 1 ) THIS appeal and cross-objections are directed against the judgment of the learned single Judge, of December 15, 1976, in a suit for partition of joint Hindu family properties and for rendition of accounts filed by the sons against their father.

( 2 ) IN order to understand the genesis of the case, let us commence with the geneology : MOOL CHAND Radha Kishan Banarsi Das (died on 19-10-1949) Nanak Chand (Adopted on 29-3-1927 at the age of 12 years) (defendant (1) appellant) Raj Rani (wife) Bimla Devi (wife) (died on 14-9-1949) (married on 1-7-52) (defendant 5 appellant ). Chander Ravinder Ramesh Santosh Usha Shashi Kishore Kishore Kumar (Deft-2 Rani Prabha (planti- (pltf- (Pltf respt) (Deft-3 (deft-4 ff-res- respt.) respt.) (un- respt) respt) pondent) married) (un- (married) married) Yogesh Kumar Tarun Kumar (Deft-6- (Deft-7- appellant) appellant The plaintiffs, the sons of Nanak Chand, appellant, born of Raj Rani, served a notice (Ex. D1/10), on him on 17-5-1963 intimating that they have been living separately and that he had not given them their share of the properties and income therefrom and has evaded partition of the properties by mates and bounds. They dem