Srinivasan, J.

This appeal arises out of an usual Hindu Law Suit, if we can use that expression, the meaning thereby a litigation initiated by the minor children of a Hindu father challenging the alienations effected by him on grounds of illegality and immorality. The unsuccessful plaintiffs in the court below are the appellants. The 5th plaintiff, is the with the 1st defendant. Plaintiffs 1,2 and 4 are the sons and the third plaintiffs is the daughter of the 5th plaintiff and the first defendant. At the time when the suit was filed, plaintiffs 1 to 4 were minors. Plaintiffs 1 to 3 have attained majority since then and have been now declared as major. The 4th plaintiffis nearing completion of 18 years.

2. The first defendant got items 1 to 19 in a family partition under Ex.A-1, dated 8. 1974. He was directed by the deed of partition to discharge debts to the tune of Rs.19,240,90. The first defendant got item 20 as heir to his sister Asupathi Ammal who got it under settlement deed dated 27. 1958 (Ex.B-33). The first defendant alienated almost all the properties between 15. 1975 and 6. 1979. The present suit was filed on 18. 1979. In the plaint, it was alleged that the fi