Judgment

V. Gopala Gowda, J.

Leave granted.

2. The concurrent finding of fact recorded by the High Court of Madras, Bench at Madurai, in Appeal Suit No. 646 of 1994 affirming the judgment and decree dated 15.06.1994 passed in O.S. No. 63 of 1993 on the file of Sub-Court, Kuzhithurai District is under challenge in this appeal by defendant Nos. 12 to 15 urging various legal grounds.

3. For the sake of convenience, the ranks of the parties assigned in the plaint filed before the trial court is adverted to in this judgment.

4. Defendant Nos. 1 to 11 entered into an agreement of sale on 19.04.1992 in favour of the plaintiff and executed an unregistered agreement agreeing to sell the suit schedule property measuring 2.08 acres of land belonging to them. The total sale consideration amount is Rs. 65,000/-. Advance amount of Rs. 2,000/-was agreed to be paid for execution of sale and the remaining balance consideration is agreed to be paid within nine months from the date of agreement of sale. Undisputedly, the remaining balance sale consideration is not paid on or before 18.04.1993. On 3.02.1993, defendant Nos. 12 to 15 entered into an unregistered agreement (marked as Exhibit B-1) with defenda