1. The unsuccessful plaintiff in O.S.No.32 of 1986, on the file of the Sub Court, Cuddalore, is the appellant herein. She filed the suit for the relief of partition of her 1/8 share and also for mesne profit in the plaint 'A' to 'E' schedule properties, or, in the alternate, half share in 'F' schedule property and 1/8 share in 'C' to 'E' schedule properties and for mesne profit.

2. The case of the appellant/plaintiff, as seen from the plaint is as follows:-

a) One A.K.Pakkeer Mohammed had four sons, viz.,

1) Khader-e-Alam,

2) Mohammed Yakuub/first defendant,

3) Kamarudeen and

4)Abdul Azeez.

The plaintiff was the daughter of Khader-e-Alam, the defendants 2 to 6 were the legal heirs of Kamarudeen and the defendants 7 and 8 were the daughters of Abdul Azeez. The grandfather of the plaintiff, viz., A.K.Pakkeer Mohammed was doing business in Grocery and after his death, his business was taken over by his aforesaid four sons and they were also running a Rice Mill business. The said Khader-e-Alam, viz., the plaintiff's father and another son by name Kamarudeen died in the year 1967 and Abdul Azeez died in the year 1980.

b) The properties belonged to the sons of A.K.Pakkeer Moham