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63. R.W.2, a resident of Gaurammapeta did not state to which caste he belongs to, but he stated that his wife's brothers by name Pakki Saradhi and Pakki Appa Rao married the sisters of the first respondent's father. He did not mention to which community the parents of his wife belonged.

64. R.W.3, a Konda Dora, deposed that his mother hailed from Satrucharla family. His maternal grandfather was Satrucharla Pakeer Raju.

65. In the cross-examination this witness stated that the father of the first respondent had no sisters and he was the only son of his father whereas R.W.2 stated that the wives of Pakki Saradhi and Pakki Appa Rao are the sisters of the first respondent's father.

66. The first respondent did not clarify as to how this discrepancy arose in the evidence of R.Ws.2 and 3 regarding the relationship of the wives of Pakki Saradhi and Pakki Appa Rao. The first respondent was silent about his relationship with Pakki Saradhi and Paldd Appa Rao, therefore, there is any amount of doubt in the evidence of R.W.2 that the sisters of the first respondent's father was married to Pakki Appa Rao and Pakki Saradhi. The first respondent did not make any efforts to examine Pakki Saradhi, Pakki Appa Rao or their wives Padmavathi and Anasuyamma.

67. R.W.4, Deesari Appanna Dora, resident of Mondemkhel, a Konda Dora, deposed that his father's sister Somidevamma was married to Satrucharla Ramabhadra Raju. His senior paternal uncle's daughter by name Seethayamma was married to Satrucharla Soinasekhara Raju, He further stated that his daughter Usha was married to Deesari Jayaprakash, who is his junior paternal uncle's son and the sister of Jayaprakash by name Varalaxmi was married to Satrucharla Narasimha Raju. This witness did not say anything about the relationship of Pakki Saradhi and Pakki Appa Rao with the first respondent. This witness expressed his ignorance about the fact whether the women from first respondent's family were given in marriage to any other Konda Dora Tribe, except his family. He conceded that there are no alliances from first respondent's family in recent times to any Konda Dora families. Even if this witness belongs to Konda Dora Tribe, the marriage of the women of his family in the family of the first respondent do not bring the status of Konda Dora Tribe to any of the members of the first respondent's family unless the first respondent establishes that his ancestors on paternal side are konda doras. Though this witness ventured to claim that he is related to the first respondent he expressed his inability to say as to when his father's sister Somidevamma and another senior paternal uncle's daughter Kanthamma died. This witness is 40 years old and he stated that Somidevamma and Kanthamma died during his childjiood, therefore, there is no possibility for him to have any personal knowledge about the relationship of both the families and subsequent events.

68. R.W.5, a Hill Zamindar of Belgam and the sister's husband of the first respondent, deposed that he belongs to Konda Dora Tribe. His family has marital relationship with the first respondent's family. His grandfather's cousin sister Rajyalakshmidevi was married by Satrucharla Jagannadha Raju of China Merangi. This witness stated that Padmavathi and Anasuyamma who were married by Pakki Saradhi and Pakki Appa Rao were daughters of Satrucharla Ramabhadra Raju. This part of the evidence of this witness is falsifying the evidence of R.W.2 that they are the sisters of the first respondent's father. R.W.5 did not place any documentary evidence to show that he belongs to Konda Dora Tribe. On the other hand, he does not have any idea of his mother's family having any existing relationship with any of the Konda Dora families of the Vizianagaram District. His family does not have any marital relations with any of the Konda Dora families except the family of the first respondent and the Zamindar of Pachipenta.