JUDGMENT :- Both these appeals arise out of the decision in O. S. No. 45 of 1964 on the file of the Sub-Court, Vellore, A. S. No. 389 of 1969 has been filed by defendants 18 to 22 and A. S. No. 103 of 1970 has been filed by the plaintiff in the said suit.

2. The said suit was one for partition of the lands described in schedule C to the plaint into four shares and of the house described in schedule B and the properties described in schedule D into five shares and for allotting the plaintiff one such share after setting aside the partition deed dated 20-4-1951 and the alienations of some of the suit properties by defendants 1 to 3, if need be and for directing the first defendant to render accounts in respect of the joint family properties which were in her management from 1-10-1951 till the date of the filing of the suit. The plaintiff and defendants 2 and 3 are brothers, being the sons of one Vengan Chetti, who died on 19-11-1944, by his third wife, the fourth defendant. Vengan Chetti had another son, Perumal Chetti by his second wife and the said Perumal Chetti died on 1-4-1951 and the first defendant is his widow.

3. According to the plaintiff the properties described in