1. The plaintiffs in O.S.No.1925 of 1981 on the file of the Principal District Munsif, Tindivanam, are the appellants in the second appeal. They filed the suit for declaration, recovery of possession, mesne profits and for a mandatory injunction to the defendant/respondent to remove the 3 Horse Power motor pumpset and the thatched shed from the suit property on the following averments:

The suit item 1 is of an extent of 20 cents in S.No.156/2. The suit item 3 is a well and pumpset in suit item 1. (So far as suit item 2 is concerned, the defendant does not claim any right in the same and it is not necessary to deal with item No.2). The suit item 1 and other properties originally belonged to the joint family of one Venkatasamy Naidu. There was a partition in the said family on 12. 1959. Individual items and undivided shares in properties including lands and wells were in the possession and enjoyment of individual sharers. The plaintiffs purchased the suit property among others from one of the branches. viz., Ramanujalu Naidus branch under a sale deed dated 24. 1980 for a valuable consideration of Rs.13,000. By virtue of purchase they have clear and unimpeachable title and i