ABDUL HADI, J.

The Second Appeal 617 of 1993 and L. P. Appeal 245 of 1993 are connected proceedings and hence they are taken up together. Parties in both the proceedings are one and the same and so, they will be referred to herein as per their respective ranks in O. S. 2421 of 1988 on the file of 4th Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Madras (hereinafter referred to as "formal suit") out of which the above second appeal arises.

2. Defendant in the said former suit (Kanakarathinam) is the appellant in the second appeal, which has been preferred against the reversing judgment and decree, dated 16-3-1993 in favour of the plaintiffs 1 and 2 therein (respondents herein), passed in A.S. 254 of 1992 on the file of 5th Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Madras. The said former suit which was dismissed by the trial court is for declaration of plaintiffs' title to the suit house bearing Door No. 243, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Madras pursuant to the registered settlement deed dated 7-6-1973 executed by the defendant and her deceased husband Jagannathan Reddiar in favour of the said plaintiffs, (Perumal and Sumathy) for the declaration that the deed of revocation of the above said reg