10. It is well settled that the right to seek rendition of accounts is recognized in law in administration, suits for accounts of any property and for its administration, suits by a partner of a firm for dissolution of the partnership firm and accounts, suits by beneficiary against Trustee(s), suit by a member of a joint family against the kartha for partition and accounts, suits by a co-sharer against other co-sharer(s) who has/have received the profits of a common property, suits by principal against an agent, and suits by a minor against a person who has received the fund of the minor. In the case on hand, the defendants are the beneficiaries of the subject Lorry and the same has been given to them on monthly hire basis by the plaintiff, the said fact has been proved through oral and documentary evidence available on record. Therefore, when the defendants have not returned the Lorry and have not paid the monthly hire charges of Rs.10,000/- per month, the plaintiff is entitled to seek the relief of rendition of accounts in respect of the subject Lorry which has been rightly granted by the judgment and decree of the lower Appellate Court. Having come to the conclusion that the plaintiff is entitled for return of the lorry, the trial court ought to have granted the relief of rendition of accounts also but erroneously it has refused to grant the same.
