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5. In reply, Sri S.C. Rangappa, Counsel appearing for the respondent, sought to sustain the orders by contending that the provisions under Order 1, Rule 10 are wide enough to allow even a legatee to come on record.

6. Before considering the question as to the applicability of the provisions for a legatee under a will to come on record, it necessitates to refer to the following provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.

"Section 2(11). "legal representative" means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased and where a party sues or sued in a representative character the person on whom the estate devolves on the death of the party so suing or sued.