As per case facts, plaintiffs filed a partition suit, claiming ancestral property. The first defendant (father) had settled the property in favor of his grandchildren (defendants 2-5, who are the ... appellants here), asserting it was his separate property based on earlier release deeds. The Trial Court decreed partition and invalidated the settlement deeds. The grandchildren appealed to the High Court. The question arose whether the property remained ancestral, entitling plaintiffs to partition, and if the suit was time-barred. Finally, the High Court determined the property was not ancestral, having lost that character due to prior release deeds and the father treating it as self-acquired. The Court also found the suit time-barred, as plaintiffs knew of the settlement deeds for years before filing. Consequently, the Trial Court's judgment was set aside, denying partition.