JUDGMENT:

This Second Appeal is filed by the appellants - appellants - plaintiffs aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 19.03.2004 passed in A.S.No.28 of 1999 by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Bhongir confirming the judgment and decree dated 18.02.1999 passed in O.S.No.23 of 1997 by the learned Junior Civil Judge, Bhongir.

2. The facts of the case in brief are that the plaintiffs, who were minors, represented by their natural mother, filed a suit for partition and separate possession claiming three-fourth share in the plaint schedule A & B properties situated at Pothireddypally, Hamlet of Rahimkhanpet Village of Atmakur Mandal, Nalgonda District. The parties to the suit were Hindus by religion and were governed by Mitakshara School of Law. It was averred that the plaintiffs 1 to 3 were the sons of defendant No.1. The suit properties were ancestral properties of plaintiffs 1 to 3 and defendant No.1. The defendant No.1 was habituated to all vices and was neglecting to look after the welfare of the plaintiffs and was trying to dispose of the suit A and B schedule properties. The defendant No.1 was negotiating and making efforts to dispose of the suit properties to others. Hence, t