The situation in which this question arises can properly be appreciated by reference to the following genealogy: 1137 Dyamappa I I I Kalasappa I I Krishtarao Radhabai=Gangabai (deft.2) (Deft.1) (Senior widow) (Junior window) | Gurunath | (Appellsnt adopted | by Gsngsbai on | | 18 11 53) | | | Dattatraya (son) (died 1913) | | =Sundarabai (died after | | her husband in 1913) Kamalabai Yamunabai (Resp.1) (Resp.2) | | | | | | | Kalasappa Jagannath (predeceased (died 1914) Dattatraya) Girimaji | Hanamanta | | | | | | Malhar Ganesh (Resp.3) (Resp.5) Venkatesh Hanamant (Resp.4) (Resp.6) 1138 Gurunath, the plaintiff, claims that he was adopted in 1943 by Gangabai, widow of Krishtarao.