(1.) DEFENDANTS 38, 39 and 47 in OS No. 1524 of 1995 on the file of the Subordinate Judges Court, Thrissurare the appellants in this appeal filed under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 CPC. Pending this appeal, the 2nd appellant (Visalakshi Amma) died and her legal representatives already on the party array were recorded as such. The 3rd appellant (Kunhilakshmi Amma) also died and her legal representatives were impleaded as additional appellants 4 to 7,
(2.) THE aforementioned suit was one for partition and separate possession of the plaintiffs' 5/40 shares over 10 items of immovable properties described in the plaint B schedule.
(3.) THE 22nd defendant died pending suit and defendants 48 to 52 were impleaded as her legal representatives. Defendants 1, 23 to 37, 42 to 46 and 48 to 52 remained ex parte. Defendants 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 to 20 filed written statements supporting the suit claim and demanded their share over the plaint B schedule properties. THE DEFENCE