(1.) THE instant first appeal was filed in the year 1993 challenging the judgment dated 29th May, 1993 and the decree dated 10th June, 1993 passed by 2nd Additional Subordinate Judge, Jamshedpur in Partition Suit No. 122 of 1990 decreeing the plaintiff -appellant's suit in part relating to item nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Schedule -B of the plaint while disallowing the plaintiff's claim for partition in respect of item nos. 4 and 6 to 13 of Schedule -B.
(2.) SIXTEEN defendants were arrayed as respondents in the instant appeal. Notices were sent to all the respondents after the appeal was admitted on 4.11 .1995.
(3.) MR . P.K. Prasad. learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Ayush Aditya and Mr. Lalit Kumar Lal, Advocate have appeared on behalf of the appellants to oppose the maintainability and the admission of the counter claim preferred at the instance of the respondents no. 5, 6 and 7.