1. The Madras Court of Small Causes passed a decree in plaintiffs favour for Rs. 1,386-10-9 and costs and Vakils fee Rs. 60 against the assets of the deceased Angus Amy if any in the hands of the defendants. This decree was transferred to the District Munsifs Court at Tiruvallur. The plaintiffs attached some property as the assets of Angus Amy in the hands of the defendants. The defendants 1 to 8 applied to the District Munsif of Tiruvallur for releasing the property from attachment on the ground that the properties were the joint family properties of the defendants 1 to 8 and Angus Amy and that they were entitled to them by right or survivorship after the death of Angus Amy. The District Munsif allowed the petition, and on appeal by the decree-holders the District Judge set aside the order of the District Munsif and upheld the attachment so far as the share of Angusamy was concerned. Against this order the present appeal is filed by defendants 1 to 8. The first contention on behalf of the appellants is that no appeal lay to the District Court against the order of the District Munsif. The argument is that the District Munsifs Court is governed by the rules framed by the Hig