1. This appeal is filed by the defendants No.1, 5 to 8 against the judgment and decree dated 30th November, 1991 passed by Additional District Judge, Narsinghpur in Civil Suit No.20-N89 whereby the learned trial Court decreed the suit for partition filed by respondents No.1 and 2 and held that they are entitled for 1I8th share in agricultural land and house as per schedule C and D appended along with the plaint.

2. Respondent No.1 Smt. Harshkumar, widow of Ramkumar and Choudhary Charanjit Singh, son of Ramkumar filed a suit for partition, possession and mesne profit on the ground that the suit property was an ancestral property of defendant No.1 Choudhary Chattarsingh. He had seven sons and two daughters. He had inherited the suit property from his father Choudhary Guljar Singh.

3. The family tree is as under :

Chaudhary Gulzar Singh

(Dead)

Smt. Nanhi Bai Chhatar Singh Kaushalya Bai

(widow of Guljar Singh) (son of Guljar Singh)

(Died on 1.1.1988) (Def. 7) (Died on 5.5.2008) (name deleted)

(Def.1-Appellant No.1) Kaushalya Bai (widow of Guizar Singh)

Son Son Son Son