Nainar Sundaram, J.

1. These two appeals out of the common judgment and separate decrees of the District Judge, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil in O.S. Nos. 66 and 67 of 1986. The plaintiffs in the suits are the appellants. The defendants are the respondents. The plaintiffs are the children of one Charles Harold Simpson, who is no more. The two plaintiffs in O.S. No. 66 of 1986 are the sons and the three plaintiffs in O.S. No. 67 of 1986 are the daughters of Charles Harold Simpson. The pleadings of the parties in both the suits are based on common allegations. The plaintiffs in O.S. No. 66 of 1986 seek a declaration of title and a permanent injunction against the defendants in respect of the following properties.

(i) Old Survey No. 2917/1(part) -- acres 15527 (ii) Old Survey Nos. 2898/1(part)

and 2917/1(part) -- acres 36.73

Total -- acres 192.

According to the plaintiffs, the extent of acres 155.27 in item (i) was comprised in title deed No. 3 and the extent of acres 36.73 in item (ii) was comprised in title deed No. 15. These title deeds numbers 3 and 15 were the result of grants by the Dewan of Travancore Sirkar on behalf of the Travancore Sirkar, to Reverend John Cox, the a