1. The plaintiff is the appellant. The suit is for declaration of title and for recovery of possession of properties with mesne profits. Plaint schedule properties belonged to one Rudran Narayanan Elayad of Messery Illom. Defendants 1 to 18 are members of that Illom. There was a partition in the Illom on 25th Makaram 1103 by which Narayanan Elayad got tot the plaint schedule properties. He married plaintiff's mother, Kavukutty Kunjamma, on 18th Kumbhom 1101. Plaintiff is the only issue from that marriage. Kavukutty Kunjamma was a Nair lady. She died while the plaintiff was a minor. Narayanan Elayad died intestate on 23rd Karkadagom 1119. According to the plaintiff the plaint schedule properties devolved on her as the sole heir of Narayanan Elayad. Defendants 1, 8,12,15 and 17 are said to have taken possession of plaint schedule items 4 to 6. Items 1 to 3 are in the possession of defendants 19 and 20 as mortgagees of Narayana Elayad. Plaintiff sued for recovery of possession of the properties with mesne profits, past and future. Defendants 21 and 22 were subsequently impleaded in the suit.

2. Defendants 15, 21 and 22 contested the suit. The 15th defendant contended that N