JUDGMENT

Aggrieved by Ext.P12 order passed in I.A No.17/2023 and Ext.P13 order passed in I.A No.16/2023 in O.S No.171/2021 by the Court of the Munsiff Court, Muvattupuzha, the plaintiff in the suit has filed the original petition. The respondents are the defendants in the suit.

2. The thumbnail background facts leading to Exts. P12 and P13 orders are: the petitioner has filed the suit against the respondents for a decree of partition. It is her case that, her father, late Makkar, had three wives, who are the respondents 1 and 4 and the mother of the petitioner late Asiya. The respondents 2 and 3 and 5 are the other children of late Makkar born through the respondents 1 and 4. Makkar had extensive properties. The properties are in the joint possession of the parties. He died intestate. Hence, the petitioner instituted Ext.P1 plaint for partition. The suit is resisted by the respondents 1 to 8 through Ext.P2 written statement, inter-alia, contending that except for two cents of land, the remaining properties are not available for partition. Most of the properties were transferred by Makkar. Along with Ext.P2 written statement, the respondents also produced Ext.P3 document. The petition