JUDGMENT

AMARENDRA NATH SEN, J. :— This is an unfortunate litigation between near relations and this litigation between the parties is now going on for over four decades.

2. These two appeals have been filed with the certificate granted by the High Court against the judgment of the High Court by the plaintiff in the suit instituted by him for partition of joint family properties, for accounts and other reliefs mentioned in the plaint.

3. By a common judgment delivered by the High Court in two separate appeals filed by the defendants in the suit against the judgment of the Trial Court, the High Court has substantially reversed the judgment of Trial Court.

4. The facts of the case have been fully set out in the judgment of the Trial Court and also in the judgment of the High Court. We shall briefly indicate the facts material for the purpose of disposal of these two appeals. As the High Court disposed of both the appeals by one common judgment and the two appeals which have been preferred against the same judgment have been heard together, this judgment will dispose of both the appeals.

5. One Pandharinath Martand Sulakhe died leaving behind him his sons Viswanath, Gopal, Govind and Bhag