SURYA PRAKASH KESARWANI, J.

1. Heard Sri Ashuthosh Srivastava, learned counsel for the appellants-defendant Nos.6 and 10 and Sri R.K. Pandey, learned counsel for the plaintiffs-respondents Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4.

2. This first appeal under Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Code has been filed praying to set aside the judgment dated 29.09.1978 in O.S. No.23 of 1972 (partition suit) passed by the IIIrd Additional District and Session Judge, Banda.

3. Briefly stated facts of the present case are that one Sri Lal Man had purchased plot Nos.1628/1 and 1628/2, situate in Village Bhawani Poorva, Muhal Shekh Yusuf Ujjama, District Banda (hereinafter refer to as "suit property") by a registered sale deed dated 08.07.1924 from Shekh Madarazzami S/o Yusuf Ujjama for Rs.3600/- for construction of a Dharmshala at Railway Station Road.

4. The aforesaid Lal Man had the only issue as his daughter Smt. Sukhdei, who was married to one Ram Prasad. Smt. Sukhdei had three sons namely Sri Ram Krishna (married to Smt. Mahadeiya-defendant No.10), Mata Prasad (plaintiff) and Bhagwan Das (defendant No.1). Ram Krishna had three sons, namely Badri Prasad (defendant No.2), Kedar Nath (defendant No.3), Krishna Chandra (defendant No.4) and five daughters, namely Kamla Bai (defendant No.5), Vidyawati (defendant No.6), Munni Bai (defendant No.7), Chunni Bai (defendant No.8) and Vimla Bai (defendant No.9). The original plaintiff- Mata Prasad- the second son of Sukhdei, had only one issue, i.e. the daughter Smt. Ram Janki (plaintiff No.1/1). She was married to Harish Chandra Gupta. She had three sons, namely Akhilesh Chandra (plaintiff No.1/2), Dinesh Chandra (plaintiff No.1/3) and Rajendra Kumar (plaintiff No.1/4).

5. The third son of Smt. Sukhdei was Bhagwan Das who had four sons, namely Kailash Nath (defendant No.1/1), Dasharath Kumar (defendant No.1/2), Naresh Kumar (defendant No.1/3), Suresh Kumar (defendant No.1/4), and two daughters, namely Kumari Manjjoo (defendant No.1/5), and Smt. Santosh (defendant No.1/6).

6. The aforesaid Lal Man had filed a partition Suit No.42 of 1923 in the Court of Special Judge, Banda on 26.06.1923 for partition of family properties. During pendency of aforesaid Suit No.42 of 1923, he executed a registered Will deed dated 09.07.1923 (Exb.A11) in favour of his aforesaid three maternal grandsons, namely Sri Ram Krishna, Mata Prasad and Bhagwan Das, in respect of his entire properties in possession or which may be received in suit or by other means. The aforesaid registered Will deed dated 09.07.1923 is reproduced below:

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