1. This appeal arises out of an order of the District Court, Trichur, granting Letters of Administration with the will annexed to the petitioners in Letters of Administration O.P. No. 5 of 1963 of that Court. One Narayanan Nambudiri died on 21-12-1961 having executed Ext. D-2 will dated 9-11-1956 (Ext. P1 is the copy of the will) which was the subject matter of the application and the grant. The properties devised were the self acquisitions of the testator, and were dealt with in different schedules to the will. Schedules A to G were bequeathed to the wife and children of the testator, and schedule H to the testator's brother Neelakantan Nambudiri. There was a residuary clause in the will, that in respect of the share of the testator in his illom properties, in respect of any of his properties found undisposed of at the time of his death, and in respect of his own independent verumpattom right over Re. Sy.No. 373/1, these were to go to the children of his brother Neelakantan Nambudiri. Neelakantan Nambudiri died on 23 81962. The petitioners who applied for administration are the Nambudiri wife and children of Neelakantan Nambudiri, the 1st petitioner, the wife, being Sr