COMMON JUDGMENT :

Aggrieved by the common Decree and Judgment dated 27.02.2009 in OS No. 3368 of 1999 and OS No. 172 of 2000 on the file of the XVII Additional Chief Judge-cum-III Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge at Hyderabad, which were instituted on the same set of facts, these two appeals are preferred. Hence, with the consent of the parties, these two appeals are being disposed of by this common judgment.

Parties are referred to as arrayed in OS No. 3368 of

1999.

The case of plaintiff is that she is the absolute owner of suit schedule property ie., House property bearing Municipal No. 16-11-596 (previously 16-11- 595/96) admeasuring 314 Sq. Yds, situated at Gaddiannaram, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, within the limits of GHMC, having acquired the same by way of a Registered Sale deed dated 06.08.1971, which was marked as Ex. B-15, from her father-in- law, vide Document No. 1777 of 1971, Block 1, Volume 245, at pages 419, O/o the Sub Registrar, Azampura, Hyderabad. Ever since the purchase, she along with her family is residing in that premises.

When plaintiff was in need of money to start a Wine business, the 1st defendant was introduced and he offered to give loan on a condition o