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7. The defendants filed counter denying the suit transaction and contended that they did not subscribe their signatures on the suit promissory note and it is a rank forgery. The defendants never borrowed any amount from the plaintiff, who has no capacity to lead such heavy amount. There are disputes between them and one Koneti Sreenivasa Rao, who is close relative of plaintiff and that they might have colluded and filed the suit for wrongful gain. Therefore the suit is liable to be dismissed.

14. This court while admitting the Second Appeal has framed the following substantial question of law, which are as under:-

1. Whether the Courts below acted illegally in not giving appropriate weight to the opinion of the handwriting expert that supported the plea of forgery of promissory note canvassed by these appellants before the lower courts?

15. Heard Mr. S.V.Muni Reddy, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. V. Hanumantha Rao, learned counsel for the respondents.