Defendant Nos.1 and 2 in O.S. No.225/2002 (old No.76/1994) on the file of Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.), Harihar, have come up in this appeal impugning the judgment and decree dated 14.08.2003 in decreeing the suit of the plaintiff for declaration and permanent injunction.

2. The facts leading to this second appeal are as follows:

2.1 The suit in O.S. No.76/1994 before the Court of Civil Judge and JMFC., Hospet, is for the relief of declaration of plaintiff’s title in respect of suit schedule properties viz., lands bearing: Sy. No.284 measuring 04 cents; Sy. No.354 measuring 03 Acres 93 cents; Sy. No.355B measuring 01 Acre 39 cents; Sy. No.360B measuring 94 cents and Sy. No.359A measuring 09 Acres 13 cents and consequently, for perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their heirs, agents etc., from interfering with his peaceful possession and enjoyment of the suit schedule properties. He also sought for a direction to the Revenue authorities to correct the mutation entries in the revenue records pertaining to the suit schedule lands by entering his name as the owner in possession. The said suit was re-numbered as O.S. No.657/2000 on being transferred to the Court of Prl. Ci