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			     Iswar
Ashutosh    Govind     Gopal   Sadanan	Talokya	  Haran
(dead)					      m.  Rajlakshmi
		    Surendra	Sashi
		   (adopted)
		  m.Tarakali	Abani
		     (w)      (Deft. 4)
Kali		    Nirmal
(Plff. No. 1)  (Plff. No. 2)
			  Moni	 Sarat	Surendra  Nagendra
			(dead)	       (adopted
			 Bidhu	       by Gopal)    Palani
			 (Deft. 3)	     Bala (Deft. 1)

Iswar died leaving six sons as his heirs and they were Ashutosh, Govinda, Gopal, Sadananda, Trailokhya and Haran. These six sons when they divided the properties of their father, divided the shebaiti right also which devolved upon them in six equal shares, and this division was by the method known as palas or turns of worship, which means that to each one of the sons was allotted the right of worshipping the deity for 5 days every month and during these days he alone was to discharge the functions of the shebait and receive the emoluments attached to the office. Gradually, a custom grew up in the family according to which these palas could be bought and sold or otherwise alienated amongst the members of the shebait's family. Govinda, who was the father of the plaintiffs and who got 5, days' pala every month in his share, sold his interest in the shebaiti to Haran, a brother of his, and the result was that Haran acquired 10 days' pala every mouth or one-third share in the entire shebaiti right. Haran died without any issue leaving him surviving, his widow Rajlakshmi as his sole heir under the Hindu law and Rajlakshmi continued to hold this one- third share of shebaiti right along with other properties of the deceased. On 17th June, 1920, Rajlakshmi granted an ijara lease of her shebaiti right for a term of two years to one Satish Chandra Dey. On 1st of April, 1921, Satish sold this leasehold interest in respect to the palas to one Ram Rakhal Ghose.

Nagendra had died in the meantime and the first and the principal defendant in the suit is his daughter Palani Bala, who is a minor and is represented by her husband as guardian. The second defendant is the receiver, who has been placed in charge of the properties of Palani Bala in a guardianship proceeding pending before the District Judge of 24Parganas. The defendants 3 and 4 are the surviving descendants of Iswar who hold the remaining interest in the shebaiti right.