This above Civil Revision Petitions are filed by the defendants against the fair and decretal order of the learned III Additional District Munsif, Pudhucherry, dated 6. 2005 in I.A.Nos.1256, 272, 1311, 1447 of 2004 and 3803/2003, 1221/04, 3805/03, 1222, 1327, 1218 of 2004 and 3804/03 and 2226 of 2004 in the respective suits by which the learned District Munsif refused to take up the jurisdictional issue as the preliminary issue.

2. The revision petitioners herein are the defendants in the respective suits. The plaintiff filed the suits O.S.No.630, 714, 590 of 2002 and 109, 629 and 108 of 2003 to declare the sales vide sale deeds dated 20.11.1998, 9. 1997, 212. 1997, 10. 1998, 19. 1997 and 21. 1998 respectively registered in the District Registrar Office, Pudhucherry as null and void.

3. According to the plaintiff, the suit property originally belonged to Rajamannar Chettiar and the same devolved on the defendants 1 and 2 as his legal heirs on the intestate death of Rajamannar Chettiar. The defendants approached the plaintiff and made an offer to sell the property for a sale consideration of Rs.75 lakhs and the plaintiff also paid an advance of Rs.5 lakhs. They entered