1. The present appeal has been preferred by the plaintiff in O.S. No. 94/1984 on the file of the Sub Court, Dindigul, being aggrieved by the dismissal of his suit seeking the relief of partition and separate possession of his 1/4-th share and for mesne profits.

2. Heard Mr. V. Natarajan, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr. R. Nandakumar, learned counsel appearing for respondents 1 to 3 and Mr. M.V. Krishnan, learned counsel appearing for respondents 4 & 5. For convenience, the parties will be referred as arrayed before the trial Court.

3. It is the case of the minor plaintiff that he is the son of the first defendant and defendants 2 and 3 are his grandfather and grandmother. Defendants 4 and 5 are the alienees of some of the suit items. The first defendant married Kamakkal. Due to the lawful wedlock between the first defendant and Kamakkal, the plaintiff and his four sisters were born. On instigation of the 2nd defendant, the plaintiffs mother and sisters were driven out of the matrimonial home. The plaintiffs mother instituted O.S. No. 414/1973 for maintenance against the first defendant. The said suit was decreed granting the decree for maintenance and