JUDGMENT :

ANIL K. NARENDRAN, J.

1. The appellant is the 3rd respondent in Probate O.P. (Caveat) No. 28 of 2017 on the file of the District Court, Kozhikode, filed by the 1st respondent herein, under Section 284 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and I.A. No. 309 of 2017 filed in that Probate O.P. (Caveat) under Sections 268 and 269 of the said Act, read with Order XXXIX Rule 1 and Section 94 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. In I.A. No. 309 of 2017, the 1st respondent sought for an interim injunction against the respondents therein, restraining and preventing them from alienating, converting, transferring or dealing with any of the rights, title or interests of the parties over all or any one of the items of properties described in the petition schedule or creating any adverse third party interest, transferring any shares held in M/s. Malabar Produce and Rubber Company Ltd.

2. The 1st respondent herein is the eldest daughter of an Indian Christian couple, late M.O. Thomas and late Jolly Thomas. The 2nd respondent herein is the second eldest son, the 3rd respondent herein is the younger son and respondents 4 to 6 herein are the children of the 2nd respondent herein. The 7th respon