JUDGMENT :

N.V.Anjaria, J.

Looking to the narrow compass of the issue arising from the contents of the impugned judgment in the order, the appeal could be taken up finally, at this stage.

2. Preferred by the original defendants, this First Appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, is directed against judgment and decree dated 31.3.2021 passed by learned 5th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Vadodara in Special Civil Suit No.106 of 2018, thereby the court below awarded Rs.5 crores to the respondent- original plaintiff as damages for defamation by the defendants.

2.1 In the said suit in which plaintiff prayed for recovery of Rs.5 crores and made further prayer for declaration and permanent injunction, the defendant No.1 was sister of the plaintiff, whereas defendant No.2 was brother-in-law. The case of the plaintiff was that untill the death of their father, the relationship was affectionate between the parties, however, afterwards the defendants in order to snatch away the property, made several allegations and committed acts of defamation against the plaintiff.

3. It was the case that plaintiff was reputed person possessing several properties and had been running since