JUDGMENT :

C.S. SUDHA, J.

1. These appeals are against the judgment and decree in O.S. No. 55/2009 dated 20.10.2011 and O.S. No. 131/2009 dated 18.10.2012 on the file of the Sub Court, Kottayam. The appellant in R.F.A. No. 406/2012 is the plaintiff and the respondents are the defendants in O.S. No. 55/2009. The appellants in R.F.A. No. 761/2013 are defendants 6 to 12 and the respondents are the plaintiff and defendants 1 to 5 and 13 in O.S. No. 131/2009. Parties in these appeals will be referred to as described before the court below. Parties in both the suits are the same. The suits deal with two different partnership firms. However, the terms contained in both the partnership deeds are admittedly the same. As the parties and the terms of the deeds are the same, the appeals are being disposed of together. Both the aforesaid suits were filed by the plaintiff for dissolution of partnership and rendition of accounts. O.S. No. 55/2009 was for dissolution of partnership by name Anupama Theatres and O.S. No. 131/2009 was for dissolution of the partnership by name Apsara Theatres. According to the plaintiff, the partnership business is to be conducted by the Managing Partners who have a du