The legal representatives of one Muniappa Nadar (1st appellant), who figured as the plaintiff in O.S. 226 of 1975, District Munsif's Court, Madurai Taluk, are appellants 2 to 6 in this second appeal. In that suit, Muniappa Nadar prayed for the relief of declaration of his exclusive title to the properties set out in the plaint therein and for an injunction restraining the respondents in this second appeal from interfering with his possession and enjoyment of the suit properties.

2. The second respondent in this second appeal, Mayakaruppa Nadar, was the father of Muniappa Nadar (1st appellant), while the 1st respondent was related to him as aunt's son, being the son of one Thenammal, a sister of Mayakaruppa. According to the case of Muniappa, his father, Mayakaruppa and himself constituted members of a joint Hindu family, which owned the properties scheduled in O.S. 226 of 1975 as well as others. Mayakaruppa allowed Muniappa to be in possession and enjoyment of all the properties in O.S. 226 of 1975, as he became old and weak. While so, according to Muniappa, Mayakaruppa executed on 8-4-1973 a document styled as a settlement deed in his favour out of love and affection re