JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs who are two in number, filed the suit in O.S.No.24 of 1989 in the court of Subordinate Judge, Sompet for partition of plaint A schedule property into three equal shares and put the plaintiffs 1 and 2 and D-1 (defendants 4 to 11 are his legal representatives) in separate possession of one such share and for costs of the suit.

2. During pendency of suit, the 1^st defendant died and his legal representatives were brought on record as defendants 4 to 11.

3. The suit schedule consists of plaint A and B properties. Plaint ‘A’ schedule is as under:

Vacant dry land situated in Srirampuram village in Siddigam Gram Panchayat in Mandasa Revenue Mandal, measuring about Acs.21-61 cents (Hc.9-152), covered under patta No.164 in S.No.1/1 and ½, bound by:

East: Water channel, South: Srirampuram tank and Government poramboke.

West: Hill North: Plaint ‘B’ Schedule lands” Plaint ‘B’ schedule is as under:

Dry land with cashew-nut and mango trees in Srirampuram village within Siddigam Gram Panchayat in Mandasa Revenue Mandal, covered under patta No.164, S.No.1/2, measuring about Acs.13-04 cents (HC 5.271), bound by:

East: Water channel.

West: Plaint ‘A’ schedule lands.

West: Bellupati road.

Nor