1. The appellant/original defendant No.1 has filed this Second Appeal under section-100 of the Civil Procedure Code, challenging the judgment and decree passed by the learned Second Extra Assistant Judge, Rajkot in Regular Civil Appeal No.1/1982 on 29th October, 1982 partially allowing the said Appeal by partially confirming the judgment and decree passed by the learned Civil Judge(Junior Division), Jetpur in Regular Civil Suit No.295/1978.

2. This Second Appeal was admitted on 17.06.1983 and following substantial questions of law were framed for determination and consideration of this Court:- (i) Whether the learned Assistant Judge committed a substantial error of law in interpreting and applying section 21 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, on the facts and circumstances of the present case?(ii) Whether the learned judge committed a substantial error of law in awarding maintenance to the respondent, Bai Valubai, daughter of deceased Naran Vira, from the properties which were in the hands of the appellant, Bhikha Khoda?(iii)Whether the learned judge committed a substantial error of law in holding that the first respondent was a dependent of deceased Naran Vi