NATESAN, J. :- This appeal arises out of a suit for partition of the estate of one Haji Mohamed Asamathulla Radsha Sahib who died on 4-1-1955 at Madras leaving several heirs and considerable movable and immovable properties at Madras and in Arcot, North Aruot District. The plaintiff is one of the daughters of the deceased by his second wife, Habeebunnisssa Begum, whom he had divorced in 1948. The first defendant is another daughter by this divorced wife and defendants 2 and 3 are sons of the deceased by her. The fourth defendant in the suit is a daughter of the deceased by his first wife who died somewhere in 1938 and defendants 9 to 11 are the daughters of the fourth defendant and minors.

The fifth defendant is the third wife of the deceased and the sixth defendant is the minor daughter by the third wife. Defendants 7 and 8 are the 4th and fifth wives of the deceased and they have no issues. The dispute in the appeal relates to (1) interests shown as owned by the 6th defendant Guilzar in Gulzar and Co., Arcot, valued at about Rs. 15,000; (2) amounts credited in favour of defendants 9 to 11 in the said firm totalling about Rs. 7,000 and (3) a sum of about Rs. 16,000 cash, f