(1.) The plaintiff viz. Satula Devi has filed the present suit seeking, inter alia a declaration to the effect that she be declared as the owner of the suit properties as stated in the Schedule attached with this suit and various other reliefs. The plaintiff has specifically prayed for the following reliefs:
(2.) It is the case of the plaintiff that she was the lawfully wedded wife of late Dr. Mahendra Prasad, having married him in the year 1960. That late Dr. Mahendra Prasad was from a poor family and the plaintiff being from an extremely rich family, brought substantial amount of gold (approximately 4.5Kgs), in the form of Stridhan, at the time of her marriage.
(3.) Out of the said wedlock, the plaintiff and Dr. Mahendra Prasad had three children viz. Rajeev Sharma (herein, 'defendant No.1'), Mr. Ranjit Sharma (herein, 'defendant No.3') and late Devinder Rai.