ORAL JUDGMENT

Heard Sri B.S. Nagaraj, learned counsel for the appellants in RFA No.1921/2005 and for respondent No.10 in RFA No.1118/2006 and Sri Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 5 in RFA No.1921/2005 and respondent Nos.1, 3 to 6 in RFA No.1118/2006.

2. RFA No.1921/2005 is filed by defendant Nos.2 to 4 and RFA No.1118/2006 is filed by defendant No.5, challenging the judgment and decree passed in O.S.No.139/1997, on the file of Principal Civil Judge (Sr.Dn) and JMFC., Srirangapatna.

3. Parties are referred to as plaintiffs and defendants for the sake of convenience as per their original ranking before the trial Court.

4. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present appeal are as under.

A suit for partition and separate possession came to be filed in O.S.No.139/1997 in respect of the following properties (hereinafter referred to as suit properties):

SCHEDULE

Properties situated at Honaganahalli Village, Pandavapura Taluk:-

1. Land bearing Sy.No.13, extent 0-34 acres bounded on the East Land of Marigowda, West-Land of Laxmegowda, North-Land of Papegowda, South-Land of Ningegowda:

Following lands and House Situated at Chinakurali Village, Pa