The appellants 1 and 7 herein, being the legal representatives of the deceased defendants 1 and 2 in O.S. No. 435 of 1986 on the file of the learned XI Additional City Civil Judge, Bangalore (hereinafter referred to as the `Trial Court for short) have challenged the legality and correctness of the judgment and decree dated 29-3-2001 passed in the said suit decreeing the suit of the respondent-plaintiff for specific performance of agreement of sale dated 8-10-1985 in respect of the suit property bearing No. 5/5 situate at 30th Cross, H.C. Byrasandra, Tank Bund Road, Tilaknagar, Bangalore, having two shops and a residential house.

2. Stated in brief, the case of the plaintiff (hereinafter parties are referred to as per their rank in the original suit before the `Trial Court). as averred in her plaint is as under:

(i) On 9-11-1984, the 2nd defendant let out the suit property in favour of the plaintiff on a monthly rent of Rs. 310/-. At that time, the plaintiff paid to the 2nd defendant, a sum of Rs. 5,000/- towards security deposit. In the first week of October 1985 both the defendants approached the plaintiff with their proposal of selling the suit property. At that time th