The sole defendant in O.S.No.108 of 2002 is the appellant in this second appeal. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to, as arrayed in the suit.

2. The 2nd plaintiff is the mother of the 1st plaintiff and the defendant. The suit was filed for the relief of declaration of title in respect of the suit schedule property and for recovery of possession by evicting the defendant therefrom. Alternatively, it was pleaded that if any construction in the schedule property is found to have been removed, then, a sum of Rs.50,000/- be awarded towards value of the removed construction in addition to the recovery of possession. Prohibitory injunction to restrain the defendant from making any construction thereon or from interfering in any manner over the plaint schedule property after possession thereof is delivered to the 1st plaintiff and mandatory injunction directing him to remove new constructions if any made; were also claimed.

3. It was pleaded that the suit schedule property was purchased by the 2nd plaintiff through a sale deed, dated 16-11-1981 (marked as Ex.A1) and that with her permission, her elder son, the defendant, was living therein. The 2nd plaintiff