The defendant/respondent in I.A.No.482 of 1988 in O.S.No.326 of 1985 on the file of the learned District Munsif, Ootacamund, is the petitioner. The respondent herein is the plaintiff. The plaintiff is the M/s.P.M. Agencies represented by its Managing partner Mr.P.Mugundaraj. The plaintiff is admittedly a registered partnership firm and the suit was filed by the partnership represented by its Managing Partner P.Mugundaraj. The suit is for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the suit property or in any day creating any interest over the suit property by way of lease etc. P.Mugundaraj died on 12. 1987 and on his death, Smt.Vanaja Sunda-rarajan filed I.A.No.482 of 1988 in the lower court for amendment of the plaint by deleting the name of P.Mugundaraj and substituting her name in the short and long cause titles in the suit. According to Smt.Vanaja Sundararajan she is entitled to carry on and continue the partnership business in view of the recital in the partnership deed. Her applica-. tion was resisted by the defendant on the grounds. that on the death of P.Mugundaraj the partnership firm became defunc