The Order of the Court was as follows :

The petitioner/plaintiff has filed this petition/plaint for grant of Letters of Administration.

2. The main averments found in the plaint are as follows :

Varaprasada Rao alias L. V. Prasad was ordinarily residing at No. 288, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet, Madras 18 before and at the time of death on 22-6-1994. During his lifetime Varaprasada Rao executed his last will and testament dated 27-9-1990 in the presence of Nandagopal and Kasturi Rangan at No. 8, Vijayaraghava Road, T. Nagar, Madras 17. The will was in the custody of Nandagopal one of the attesting witnesses. After his death, Nandagopal forwarded a copy of the Will to the petitioner/plaintiff. On a citation taken by the petitioner/plaintiff, Nandagopal lodged the original Will in the Court. Varaprasada Rao has bequeathed certain properties in favour of the petitioner and therefore he has filed this petition/plaint for grant of Letters of Administration on the said Will dated 27-9-1990.

3. A caveat was filed by the caveators and thereafter O.P. No. 505/1995 was converted into T.O.S. No. 45/1996.

3. The main averments found in the written statement filed by the 1st/2nd defendants are a