G. Sasidharan, J

O.P. No. 138 of 1986 was filed by the respondents in this appeal in the Court of the District Judge, Trichur for granting letters of administration in respect of a Will alleged to have been executed by Kakkassery Ippuru on 8.5.1967. Since the appellant who was the respondent in the above Original Petition raised the contention that Ippuru did not execute the Will as alleged by the respondents, the Original Petition was converted as a suit, a contentious proceeding and it was tried and disposed of by the learned District Judge. The learned District Judge found that Ext. Al Will was executed by Ippuru and directed granting of letters of administration in respect of the Will in favour of the first respondent.

2. Kunhiri was the first wife of Ippuru and they had a son by name Vareed and a daughter, the 6th respondent Kunhitti alias Molutty. After the death of the first wife, Ippuru married the 7th respondent and in that marriage, Ippuru had two daughters, Mariyamma and Padmini alias Cherichi, the appellant. Vareed died on 8.1.1986 and the first respondent is his wife and respondents 2 to 5 are his children.

3. Ext. Al Will is stated to have been executed by Ip