T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J.

Both these appeals are filed against the judgment in O.S.No.43/2007 rendered by the Ist Additional District Court, Ernakulam. R.FA. No.589/2011 is filed by the plaintiffs in the suit and R.F.A. No.655/2011 is filed by defendants 13 and 15 and they are aggrieved by the dismissal of the counter claim filed by them.

2. We heard learned Senior Counsel Shri N. Sukumaran appearing for the appellants in R.F.A.No.589/2011 and learned Senior Counsel Shri K. Ramakumar appearing for the appellants in R.F.A.No.655/2011, Shri R.D. Shenoy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for respondents 1, 2, 5, 17 and 18 in R.F.A.No.589/2011 who are supporting the appellants, learned Senior Counsel Shri S. Sreekumar appearing for respondents 3 and 9 in R.F.A.No.589/2011 and respondents 6 and 12 in R.F.A.No.655/2011, learned Senior Counsel Shri T. Krishnanunni and Shri Paul Kuriakose, learned counsel appearing respectively for the respondents 10, 11 and 12 in R.F.A.No.589/2011 and respondents 13 and 14 in the other appeal.

3. Before going into the arguments of the respective counsel, we will extract the contentions of both sides in the plaint as well as in the written statement