Party Name Position before Position in O.S. No. this Court 67 of 1999 S. Raghuraj Reddy Respondent No. 1 Plaintiff M/s Shivraj Reddy Appellant No. 6 Defendant No. 1 & Brothers Late S. Shivraj Through his LRs Defendant No. 2 Reddy (Appellant No. 1-5) Dhanraj Reddy Respondent No. 2 Defendant No. 3 B. Narayan Reddy Respondent No. 3 Defendant No. 4 4. Respondent No. 1-plaintiff, along with defendant Nos. 2, 3, 4 and deceased M. Balraj Reddy1 had constituted a partnership firm- defendant No. 1 namely “M/s Shivraj Reddy & Brothers” (hereinafter being referred to as ‘firm’) on 15th August, 1978 with its primary business being the construction of buildings on a contract basis with respect to the works of the Government and Municipalities. 5. Respondent No. 1-plaintiff instituted O.S. No. 67 of 19972 seeking relief of dissolution of the firm and rendition of accounts. The learned II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (hereinafter being referred to as ‘trial Court’), allowed