(Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 10.01.2004 passed in I.A No.142 of 2002 in O.S.No.264 of 2001 on the file of the Principal Subordinate Judge, Cuddalore.)

This Civil Revision is preferred by the proposed 17th Defendant in the suit who was impleaded as Legal Representative of the deceased 10th Defendant by name Somasundaram and who died on 10.10.1993.

2. The first Respondent/Plaintiff has filed O.P.No.17 of 1989 on the file of the Sub-Court, Cuddalore, seeking to declare him as an informa pauper, declaration of his title to nine items of suit properties situated in Koothapakkam Village, Cuddalore Taluk and for recovery of possession on the ground that the District Revenue Officials arrayed as first and second Defendants were influenced by the Defendants 3 to 6, engulfing his property unlawfully under the guise of patta proceedings and also in collusion with defendants 7 and 9. In the Original Petition, it was further alleged that the deceased 10th Defendant Somasundaram had also purchased one specific portion of the suit property as per a sale deed dated 26.6.1980. Among 9 items, subject matter of suit, the all