1. The case of the plaintiff as set out in the plaint is as follows:-

a. The father of the Plaintiff late Gubendra Achari was a goldsmith and he died intestate on 2.2.1982, leaving behind him no estate of his own either movable or immovable. The elder brother of the Plaintiff G.Raghupathy died intestate on 9.11.1999, leaving behind the Defendants 1 to 4 as legal heirs. The 1st Defendant is the widow of the deceased G.Raghupathy. The Defendants 2 to 4 are the daughters and son of the deceased G.Raghupathy and the 5th Defendant is the tenant with respect to a portion in the first floor of the premises bearing No.29/15, Palli Street, Chintadripet, Chennai-2.

b. The Plaintiff and his elder brother [deceased] Raghupathy were doing goldsmith work along with their father during his life time. After the death of their father, the Plaintiff and the deceased G.Raghupathy constituted a Hindu undivided family and they were continuing the goldsmith business. The Plaintiff was specialized person in making Thali and the Plaintiff earned more money on account of his hard work and the deceased elder brother Raghupathy was not showing much interest in the goldsmith work.

c. Out of the