(1.) Heard the learned Counsel Shri S.B. Hebballi appearing for the Counsel for the appellant and the learned Counsel Shri B.M. Angadi appearing for the respondents.
(2.) This appeal is preferred by defendant no.5 in a suit bearing no.OS 10/2010 filed before the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Bilagi Respondent nos.1 to 5 herein were the plaintiffs and respondent nos.6 to 9 were defendants no.1 to 4 and the present appellant was defendant no.5. The suit was for partition, whereby the plaintiffs claimed 5/7th share in the suit land bearing survey No.403/1A measuring 1 acre 20 guntas of Bilagi town.
(3.) On the above and other pleadings, the court below had framed the following issues: