This appeal by the plaintiffs is filed against the

judgment

and

decree

dated

July

22,

2008

in

O.S.

No.400/2005 on the file of III Additional Civil Judge (Senior

Division), Mysore, dismissing the suit for partition.

2.

For the sake of convenience, parties shall be referred

as per their status before the Trial Court.

3.

Heard Shri.Madhukeshwar, learned Advocate for the

plaintiffs/appellants.

Respondents

though

served

have

remained absent.

4.

Plaintiffs’ case is, one Shri.Narayana Rao was the

owner of the suit property. He had five children namely,

Geetha.R.Pai,

N.Ramachandra

Rao,

Bhageerathi

Bai,

Prananatha

Rao

and

Laxmana

Rao

(defendant

No.1).

Rathnakar Pai (Plaintiff No.1) is the husband of late Geetha R.

Pai alias Rama Bai (hereinafter referred to as ‘Rama Bai’).

Satyanarayana Pai (plaintiff No.2), Manjunatha Pai (plaintiff

No.3) and Nagendra Pai (plaintiff No.4) are their children.

4

Geetha Bai (defendant No.2) is the wife of Prananatha Rao

and Sachidananda Pai (defendant No.3) is their son. N.K.Pai

(defendant No.4) is the husband of Bhageerathi Bai and

Ashok Pai (defendant No.5), Ashwin Pai(defendant No.6) and

Aruna Pai(defendant No.7) are their children.