The defendant is the appellant herein and the plaintiffs are the respondents. The Appeal is filed against the judgment and decree dated 310. 2005 in A.S.No.23 of 2001 on the file of the District Court, Tiruvannamalai, remanding the matter to the trial Court in O.S.No.2 of 1998 on the file of the Additional Subordinate Court, Tiruvannamalai.

2. Plaintiffs case is briefly as follows: The suit property was originally belonged to A.R.Anantha Ramanarayanan. Venakatachala Reddiyar purchased the suit property with his funds in the name of his wife, Andal ammal. Andalammal had no separate income to purchase the suit property. Venkatachala Reddiar had four daughters, viz., Lalitha, Shantha, Sugantha and defendant, Sujatha. Venkatachala Reddiyar along with his wife Andalammal had executed a registered Will on 16.07.1986 and the said Will was the last Will of Venkatachala Reddiar. Under the said Will, Sugantha was given life interest in the suit property. After her life time, the plaintiffs are in possession and enjoyment of the suit property. Venkatachala Reddiar died on 05.01.1993 and Andalammal died on 111. 1996. The defendant has claimed that Andalammal said to have been execu