Satyanarayana Rao, J.- This appeal arises out of a suit for partition by the first plaintiff for himself and on behalf of his two minor sons, plaintiffs 2 and 3 by the 3rd defendant. The first defendant is the widow of Alagu Chetti, son of the first plaintiff by his first wife, Nachiammai. Alagu Chetti died on the 15th of April, 1942. The second defendant is the minor son of Alagu Chetti by the first defendant. The first plaintiff, after the death of Nachiammai, married Valliammai as his second, wife. She however died leaving no issue early in 1934. On the 14th of July, 1934, there was a marriage function between the first plaintiff and the third defendant according to what is described as the suyamariyathai cult or the self-respectors’ cult under the auspices of Purohit Maruppu Sangham or Anti-Purohit Association. The third defendant was a widow of Reddi caste at the time, while the plaintiff is a Nattukottai Chettiar by caste. Soon after the marriage function, they lived for sometime in Kottaiyur in the family house. Thereafter, the first plaintiff and the third defendant went to Malacca, where the first plaintiff was carrying on business. The second plaintiff was born on 7th Feb

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