.Jayasimha Babu, J: On the suit for partition O.S.No.43 of 1982 before the Sub Court, Sivaganga, a decree was made in favour of the plaintiff in respect of some of the properties mentioned in the plaint schedules.

2. Against that decree, six appeals have been preferred, one by the plaintiff and the other five by different groups of defendants. Those appeals are pending in this Court.

3. One of the defendants in the suit was L.Ramakrishnan Chettiar, the elder brother of the plaintiff Subramanian Chettiar. The Trial Court found that the properties with which were are presently concerned belong to the HUF of Ramakrishnan Chettiar. His wife, his daughters, his sons and daughters-in-law, as also their children were also parties to the suit. There is no dispute that Ramakrishnan Chettiar is the kartha of that joint family.

4. The subject matter of the present letters patent appeals are five coffee estates which are referred to in the pleadings as ‘small estates’ and are situated at Yercaud Taluk, Salem District. The total extent is said to be 190 acres. These properties admittedly stand in the names of the four daughters-in-law of Ramakrishnan Chettiar. They had jointly executed power of at

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