One M. Obalappa was the owner of the property. He had three sons, viz., Nagappa, Obalappa and Kadarappa. M. Obalappa died in1889. Nagappa separated himself in the year 1913. Obalappa ... andKadarappa were, thus, in joint possession of the properties in suit.Obalappa died in 1949. He had no issue. The plaintiffs-respondents are said to be the heirs of the natural daughter of Kadarappa, viz., Nirmala. Allegedly, she was adopted by Obalappa during his life time. Kadarappadied in 1961 leaving seven sons and one daughter Nirmala, whose heirsand legal representatives of the plaintiffs claimed themselves, she died in the year 1999. The children of Kadarappa, Gurudas and Others, and their sons, Sagunarthy and Shivarthy, are the Appellants in Civil Appeals arising out of SLP (C) No. 12 of 2006 and 843-44 of 2006 respectively.