SURINDER SINGH NIJJAR, J. -
(1.)LEAVE granted.
(2.)THIS appeal has been filed against the judgment and decree dated 23rd March, 2009 of the High Court of
Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) rendered in First Appeal
No.468 of 2004 whereby the High Court has partly allowed
the First Appeal of the plaintiffs/respondent Nos. 1 to 3.
The High Court has dismissed the suit of the plaintiffs in
respect of the agricultural lands and house property at
Chikalthan and Neem Dongri. At the same time, the High
Court has set aside the judgment of the trial court on
Issue No.3 relating to the question as to whether house
bearing No.4.13.78 bearing CTS No.4705 admeasuring
138.2 sq. meters alongwith house structure standing therein situated at Nageshwarwadi, Aurangabad is the self
acquired property of deceased Eknathrao.
The admitted facts are that plaintiff Nos. 1 and 2 to 4 are the wife and children of deceased Prabhakarrao s/o Saluba
respectively. Defendant Nos. 7 and 8 to 12 are the wife
and children of deceased Trimbakrao s/o Deorao
respectively. Defendant Nos. 13 to 15 are the subsequent
purchasers of land from the plaintiff. For better
understanding of the inter -se relationship between the
parties, it would be appropriate to reproduce here the
genealogy table of the family, as noticed by the trial
court:
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(3.)THE plaintiffs filed a suit for partition and separate possession of half share of the plaintiffs in the following
properties : -
(I) Agricultural land Gat No.453 whose survey number is 210 adms. 19 acre 1 guntha situated at village Chikalthana Tq. Kannad. (II) Land bearing Gat No.146 of whose survey number is 65 adms. 27 acre 39 gunthas situated at Nimdongri Tq. Kannad. (III) House property bearing No.725 adms. 26.39 sq. meters situated at Chikalthana Tq. Kannad. (IV) Open plot bearing CTS No.709 adms. 64.3 squ. meter known as 'Girnichi Jaga' situated at Chikalthana Tq. Kannad. (V) House bearing No.4.13.78 of whose CTS No. is 4705 adms. 138.2 sq. meters along with house structure standing thereon situated at Nageshwarwadi Aurangabad.