N. Kumar, J.—These are plaintiffs regular first appeals against the judgment and decree of the Trial Court which had dismissed the suit for partition and separate possession. For the purpose of convenience, the parties are referred to as they are referred to in the original suit.

2. The subject-matter of the suit is four items of landed property bearing Sy. No. 35 measuring 1 acre 20 guntas, Sy. No. 36 measuring 4 acres 32 guntas, Sy. No. 37 measuring 2 acres 25 guntas and Sy. No. 74/4A measuring 1 acre 38 guntas, all situate in Kasavanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk, which are more particularly described in the schedule to the plaint (hereinafter referred to as the ‘schedule properties’), ‘B’ schedule property is movable properties.

3. The plaintiffs are the daughters, defendant 1 is the son of defendant 2, who is the wife of deceased Ramachandra Reddy. During the lifetime of the deceased Ramachandra Reddy, the suit schedule properties were in the possession and enjoyment of plaintiffs’ family members and that Ramachandra Reddy was looking after the family affairs in the capacity of Manager/Kartha. Ramachandra Reddy died on 23.8.1989 intestate. After the