V. Ramasubramanian, J.—Aggrieved by a preliminary decree for partition and a decree of cancellation of a Gift Settlement deed and two registered Sale deeds, the defendants 6 to 9 have come up with the above regular appeal.

2. Heard Mr. Vedula Venkata Ramana, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of Sri D. Vijaya Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants, Mr. G. Purushotham Rao, learned counsel for the 1st respondent and Mr. Zaheeruddin, learned counsel for the respondents 3 to 6.

3. The 1st respondent herein filed a suit in O.S.No.527 of 2007 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, seeking partition and separate possession of her 1/3rd share in the suit schedule property and also seeking a declaration that a Gift Settlement deed dated 30-04-2005 and the registered sale deeds dated 27-01-2007 registered as Document Nos.322 and 323/2007 are null and void and not binding on the plaintiff. The case of the 1st respondent-plaintiff was that she was the daughter of the 2nd respondent herein (1st defendant in the suit), who is now no more and one G. Seetharamaiah; that the respondents 3 to 6 herein (who were defendants 2 to 5) were the legal he