JUDGMENT

KASLIWAL, J.:—These appeals by grant of special leave are directed against the judgment of the Madras High Court dated 24-1-1979.

2. Abdul Salam and his mother Razia Begum sold their agricultural lands measuring 3 acres and 25 acres respectively by executing two sale deeds Exhibits A. 2 and A. 1 dated 17-4-1962 in favour of Satyanarayana Rao and his father Mahadeva Rao. The consideration of the respective sale deeds was Rs. 10,000/- and Rs. 75,000/-, On the same day, both the vendees took Rs. 500/- back and executed two separate agreements in favour of the respective vendors under Exhibits A. 3 and A. 4 giving a right of repurchase to the vendors at any time after 174-1969 but before 16-4-1972.

3. Thereafter, Razia Begum and Abdul Salam executed agreements of sale in favour of the appellant T.M. Balakrishna Mudaliar on 4-1-1963, for a consideration of Rupees 1,30,000/- in all. The appellant also paid an amount of Rs. 30,000/ - from time to time till April 1963 to Razia Begum and Abdul Salam towards the said agreements. For the balance of Rs. 1,00,000/- which was to be apportioned between Razia Begum and Abdul Salam, Exhibits A. 10 dated 15-4-1963 and A. 11 dated 15-3-1963 re