JUDGMENT:

Aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 01.06.20201 in O.S.No.71 of 2017 (hereinafter will be referred as ‘impugned judgment’) passed by the learned Principal District Judge at Nalgonda (hereinafter will be referred as ‘trial Court’), the defendant No.1, 3 and 4 preferred the present appeal to set aside the impugned judgment.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter are referred to as they are arrayed before the trial Court.

3. The brief facts of the case, which necessitated the appellants to file the present appeal are that, the plaintiff filed suit for partition and separate possession in respect of suit schedule properties against the defendant Nos.1 to 4. The averments of the plaint in brief are as under:

a) The marriage of the plaintiff was performed about 25 years ago i.e., on 19.03.1992 with one Pakkir Sudhakar Reddy as per Hindu customs and rites prevailing in Reddy Caste. No dowry was paid by the parents of the plaintiff at the time of marriage except promising to give her share in suit schedule 'A'

and 'B' properties. The plaintiff, Defendant Nos.1 and 2 constitute the members of undivided Joint Hindu Family governed by Mithakshara School of Hindu