V. Ratnam, J.

1. The plaintiff in O.S. No. 609 of 1973, District Munsifs Court, Namakkal, is the appellant in this second appeal. That suit was instituted by the appellant for a declaration that he is the owner of the suit properties, namely, the southern fence of Survey No. 233|17 with its site, the northern fence of Survey Nos. 237|1 and 237|13 with its site and the eastern fence of Survey Nos. 237|3 and 237|8 with its site and; for an injunction restraining the State of Tamil Nadu from interfering with his possession and enjoyment of the same. According to the case of the appellant, he was the owner of shares in lands locally known as Vadaman Punjai and 'Kuttaparai Punjai also known as Kuttaparai punjai and Kudaparai punjai in Vagurampatti village forming part of Kondichettipatti mitta abolished and taken over by the Government under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1948. After the take over, there was a survey of the land(s) belonging to the appellant wherein his lands were surveyed as parts of Survey Nos. 233 and 237. The holdings in Vadaman Punjai were correlated to Survey No. 233|7, white the holdings in Kuttaparai punjai had been measured as Survey Nos. 2