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 the original 1 Died in 1984 2 Initially filed as O.S. No. 3 of 1996 but later renumbered as (O.S. No. 67 of 1997) 2suit filed by respondent No. 1-plaintiff and passed a decree dated 26th October, 1998 declaring the firm-defendant No. 1 to be dissolved and directed defendant Nos. 2 to 4 to tender accounts of the firm from the year 1979 onwards till October, 1998 and further, granted liberty to respondent No. 1-plaintiff to file a separate application seeking appointment of an Advocate Commissioner for taking accounts of the firm and for other appropriate reliefs. 6. Being aggrieved, the firm-defendant No. 1 and defendant No. 2 preferred C.C.C. Appeal No. 35 of 1999 before the High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. Learned Single Judge of the High Court vide judgment dated