The appellant in the above second appeal is the defendant in O.S. No.3024 of 1979, on the file of the District Munsif’s Court, Cuddalore and the respondents are the heirs and successors in interest of late Kamalammal, wife of Late V.R. Radhakrishna Reddiar and who was also the plaintiff in O.S. No.3024 of 1979.

.2. The plaintiff’ s husband, Radhakrishna Reddiar was said to have purchased the suit property from one Thillaikannu Ammal, under a registered sale deed dated 29. 1964 for a sum of Rs.3,000. After his purchase, he was claimed to have demolished the building that was on the south side and built superstructure at a cost of Rs.50,000 in the year 1965. The suit property was said to have originally belonged to one Krishnasami Padayachi, the grand-father of P. W.1 Venugopal. Thillaikannu Ammal was the wife of Krishnasami Padayachi. In a suit filed in O.S. No.235 of 1945 by Venugopal, a compromise decree was said to have been passed as entered into between the said Venugopal and Thillaikannu Ammal, as per which Thillaikannu Ammal should enjoy the property till her life time without any power of alienation and after her P.W. 1 Venugopal should take it absolutely. The com