The plaintiffs in the suit are the appellants.

2. The case in brief is as follows:- The plaintiffs filed a suit for partition and separate possession of their half share in the suit property and also to direct the defendants to give account for the income from the suit property from the date of plaint till date of recovery of possession. One Kallikattan Arumuga Chettiar had two sons, namely, Karuppa Chettiar @ Karuppanna and Subramanian Chettiar. Karuppa Chettiar died intestate leaving behind him his wife, Thailammai Ammal and the plaintiffs are their daughters. Subramanian Chettiar died leaving behind him his wife Ponnammal. Subramanian Chettiar had two wives, namely, Valliyammai and Ponnammal. The first wife Valliammai died leaving behind her two daughters, Koothalammal and Kaveri. The said Koothalammal died and her children are defendants 3 and 4. The schedule mentioned properties were ancestral joint family properties belonged to Karuppa Chettiar and Subramania Chettiar and they were not divided. After their death, the brother of the plaintiffs and the 1st defendant were in possession and enjoyment. The mother of the plaintiffs filed O.S.No.467 of 1955 on the file of