IN THE HIGH COURT OF KRALA, ERNAKULAM Third day of March, 1958. Present The Hon'ble Mr. Justice G. Kumara Pillai fhe Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.A.Vaidialingam. A.s.391 0 1948 (M) a n d O.S.8/1945 Subordinate Judge's Court,South Malabar, Kozhikode. Aupellant-Plaintiff. Pokkencheri Gopalakrishna Vaidyar, residing in Kasba and desom, Calicut talk (Died) Addl.Apoellants: 2. Sunanda, :wife of deceased appellant, residing at Ala Am.som desom. Ponnani taluk, South Malabar. 3. Geethamani of do. do.(minor) aged 5. 4. Sobhana of do. do. (minor) -aged 2 Brought on record us the legal representative of deceased appellant -Vide order dt.9-12-54 on C.M.P.9833/54. Minors 3 & 4 are represented by their mother and next friend the 2nd appellant. By advocates M/s.K.Kuttikrishna Menon,CG.K. Viswanatha yyar and S.R. Subramania Iyer. Respondents: Defts.1 to 10, 12 o 23, 26, 27, 34. 1. Pokkancheri Govindan Vaidyar, son of Chattunni Vaidyar family manager, (died). 2. His son Atmaraman (mninoz) since declared major 3. Narendran (minor) 4. P.Sreedharan son of Chetunni Vaidyar 5. P.Ramakrishnan 6. His son Vikrama Singh (ainor) 7. Jayethilaken (minor) by guardian 5th defendant. 8. P.Bhaskaran son of Chettunni Vaidyar 9. His son Gunavardhanan(minor 3 years) by guardian 8th deft. 10.P.Chanthu son of Raman Vaidyar 11.Mohan (minor) 14 years 12.Govindan son of Madhavan Vaidyar 13.His brother Sarvothaman 14.Ratnachandran (minor aged l6 years) since declared major 15.Dass (minor) since declared major 16.Chandukutty (minor) since declared major 17.P.Gengadharan 18.His son Jayasenan (minor) 19.P.Purashotheman 20.P.Balakrishnan 21.His son Sreevalsan (minor) 22.Madhavan (minor) 23.0tukkathil Gopalan 24.Kariyatti Chikkunni 25.Pokkancheri Madhavi Am!la wife of 1st defendant. Respts.2 & 3 xk by guardian ls res9t. Respts.6 & 7 by guardian 5th respt. Hespt.11 by guardian 10th respondent. Respts.l4, 15 and 16 by guardian 12th respondent. 18th rest. by guardian 17th resyondent. Respts.1l & 22 by guardian the 20th respondent. 26.Lalitha 27.Leela 28.Thripuramadavi. Respts.2 & 3 are recorded as the L.Rs of deceased 1st respondent. Respts.26 to 28 were brought on record as the L.Rs of deceased 1st respondent -Vile order dt. 2-2-55 on C.M.P.139/55. 1st Respt by Advocate Sri I.N. Karunakaran 10th Respt. by advocate Sri N. Surdara Iyer. 24th respt. by advocate Sri V.P.Gopalan Nambiar. This appeal having been heard on 3-3-1958, the Court on the same day delivered the following f • I Kumara Pillai & \!Gidiulin;:am, JJ. A. s.Ii 0. aa1 of 1948. (10. De11yaz:,,;1, bl va,ataJ1ot:am, J, 1 ! .I 1 '1 The short point for decision in this iippcal 1s whether the pl1nt1£s nd +o defendants 'l to 23 re members• of the Pookanthcr1 taruad and as to whether the is plaintifJf ftil,e ant1tled to claiw a partition in tho. pr.operties .; l: y tl id .... ' "'1 1 • Q11 d. ., J ' om12a D" .he sa t.arwao.. J. ,c _,_I}, :rnco. '-I ·uor z.nn i:e uuge J without going into the other quc3tj_:;;,s) hr,s disruisso~ the ·. . =· \ ' l,S . ' suit on tho prcliminat"Y ground that tho plr1:lntifff ~not~ - ,s ·- ~ -mGmbcr; of tha Pookaineri tarw d and as such the are not ~-- "'- entitled to clFtim partition in tho r,rr\perties owned by the . 1$ said tar-wad. .l\mong !Pe docwncnts fi~.ed in these proceedings. ·~ there is some cvidenclt to support tho claim of the plaintifff that they belong to the tarwad 0f dnfendr-;nts l to 23. The· r t $!; In llicw of this agreement• one-te.ath in the s&id p:c·ciperties. are al~o agreed, that the share of the {)laintifif ilill be E-13 and B-76. 2. 'After the appeal was ;;rg;;cd :l.ll pn:r-t) it is now r~p'.!"n:1ontod befor·o us that all aries are agreed that for the purposes of th#eo no1gs tho plaintiff$' will be co.-:siderod t6 be)nember/ of the'tar"':Ja:..! :,~d · cntitlcd to p::i,.tttion. The learned counsel aper!g for all parties a preliminary decree Viill be passed doclr:rine the rights ot plr1int1f1./ to one-tenth shore ln the properties belonging t.o the tarwad. 3. The decree of the trial court·· is in consequence nt aside amt the .stii-'l±i~~•d for ,disposal of all. ._a · points arising for dffl-&lo.n in tho o:.cise. The cost r,t all -~ - . - '' ' . . __,. _, - ' .. -- .. - ;- ,artie.s both here an_cl'-~tn._thti trial e:>Urt will come. out of the estat.e. !i:he oour.f t-ea pa1d on the memorandum 0£ appeal 1n ·this court will ·alio-.:be refunded•.