1. The following are the gist of the pleadings of the plaintiff in O.S.No.792 of 1993 who is defendant in all other suits:-

1.(a) The properties covered by the suits are coffee estate lands sprawling to an extent of 48.76 Acres situated in Mundagambadi village in Yercaud Taluk, a house and Rice mill with godown in Kannankurichi, Salem. They originally belonged to one Rengayya Chettiar, who is elder brother of Venkatarama Chettiar who is paternal grandfather of the plaintiff. At the time of filing of the suit the plaintiff Krishnan was 14 years of age. He was declared as major on 7. 2000 by order passed in I.A.No.381 of 2000.

1.(b) Rengayya Chettiar had two wives. First wife is one Janaki Ammal through whom he had one daughter by name Amsaveni who was insane from birth. After the death of Janaki Ammal, he married the first defendant Padmavathi @ Padmalochini (hereinafter referred to as Padmalochini). She had no issues. She did not live with her husband and she filed suit for maintenance and got decree in her favour. Rengayya Chettiar preferred two appeals in A.S.No.684 of 1992 and A.S.No.718 of 1981. Pending hearing of the appeals, he died on 212. 1982. While he was hale