(1.) The first defendant in O. S. No. 105 of 1970 on the file of the I Additional Civil Judge at Mangalore, has preferred this revision against the order of that court on I. A. No. XVII dated 22-9-1976.
(2.) Respondents 1 to 4 are the plaintiffs; respondents 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are defendants 2 to 6 respectively in the suit.
(3.) Plaintiffs are minors and are represented by their next friend--their maternal uncle in the suit. During the course of this order I shall be referring the parties as they appear in the original suit in the court below.