C. V. RANE, M. U. SHAH, J.

( 1 ) THIS judgment will govern the disposal of the First Appeals Nos. 481 of 1961 and 1112 of 1969 both of which arise out of the judgment and decree dt. 11-1-67 of the learned Judge City Civil Court 5 Court Ahmedabad in Civil Suit No. 162 of 1964. The facts of the above suit were in brief as under:lalbhai Chunilal died in the year 1915 leaving behind him his widow Bai Mukta alias Bai Manek. Lalbhais brother Maneklal died on 16-12-59 leaving behind him his widow Bai Champa son Devendrakumar and two daughters namely (1) Nirmalaben and Bai Suryakanta. Bai Manek also died on 6th of June 1963 During her life time Bai Manek had transferred some of the properties which she had inherited from her husband. Some of the suit properties were sold by Bai Manek to one Jamnadas Harilal on 12th October 1928 Reversionary heirs of Lalbhai Chunilal had filed a suit to set aside the above alienations and a decree was passed in their favour. Bai Manek had bequeathed some of the properties to defendants Nos. 1 and 2 by her will executed on 29th March 1958 and registered on 15-5-58. It was the case of the plaintiffs that on the day on which the Hindu Succession Act 1956 (herei

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