HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

JUDGMENT:

This Second Appeal is filed challenging the judgment and decree, dated 28.06.2024, passed by the Principal District Judge, Nagarkurnool, in A.S.No.15 of 2021, whereunder and whereby the judgment and decree, dated 11.08.2021, passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Nagarkurnool, in O.S.No.33 of 2015 was confirmed.

2. The appellants herein are plaintiffs and respondents herein are defendants, in the suit before the trial Court. For convenience, hereinafter the parties are referred to as they are arrayed in the suit.

3. The brief facts of the case are that plaintiff filed the suit in O.S.No.33 of 2015 before Senior Civil Judge, Nagarkurnool, for specific performance of contract in respect of open site bearing Sy.No.119 admeasuring 98ft length, 60ft width total admeasuring 653 sq.yards, situated in the limits of Peddakothapally village and mandal (hereinafter referred to as ‘schedule property’). In the plaint, it is averred that the schedule property was originally purchased by Gopala Balaiah, the father of plaintiffs and defendant No.1, in the name of his wife Gopala Laxmamma and the said property is the joint family property; that in a f