Judgment

A.K. Mathur, J.—This appeal is directed against an order passed by learned Single Judge of the High Court of Madras in Second Appeal No. 1866 of 1986 on November 19, 1998 whereby learned Single Judge affirmed the judgment and order of the First Appellate Court and dismissed the second appeal filed by the appellant herein.

2. Brief facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. The plaintiff- respondent instituted Original Suit No. 8182 of 1980 before the XVIth Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai praying for seven reliefs. The main reliefs prayed for in the suit read as under :

“(i) Declaring that the plaintiff is entitled to the properties in plaint A & B Schedule absolutely after the life time of the 1st defendant;

(ii) For a declaration that the deeds of revocation dated 27.3.1979 registered as document Nos. 431 and 432 of 1979 in the office of the Sub-Registrar, Madras in respect of properties described in Schedule A and B hereunder are void in law and not valid and binding on the plaintiff;

(iii) For a declaration that the deeds of settlement dated 30.3.1979 executed by the 1st defendant in favour of defendants 2 and 3 in respect of plaint A and B schedule p