( 1 ) HEARD Sri Subrahmanya Reddy, the learned Senior Counsel for the appellants and Sri E. Manohar, the learned Senior counsel for the respondents.

( 2 ) ALL these appeals are directed against the common judgment and decree dated 20-7-2001 passed by the Court of Senior civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District in O. S. Nos. 154, 155 and 156 of 2000. Since the plaint averments in all the three suits and the written statements are similar and under the same set of circumstances and as the defendants are common, all the three appeals are being disposed of by this common judgment.

( 3 ) FOR the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as per their array in the original suits.

( 4 ) THE cases of the plaintiffs in all the three suits is that they have purchased about 2,000 sq. yards in Sy. No. 50 of yellareddyguda, Hamlet of Keesara Mandal, rangareddy District under three registered sale deeds dated 22-1-2000,17-1-2000 and 18-1-2000 under Exs. A-9, A-1 and A-8 respectively from defendants 1 and 2 who are the original owners of the property. After the said purchase, plaintiffs spent a considerable amount in developing the land, besides constructing rooms. Defendants