The respective unsuccessful plaintiffs in O.S.Nos.137 and 41 of 2002 on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Tiruvottiyur, who also lost in A.S.Nos.53 and 51 of 2006 on the file of the Fast Track Court No.IV and Additional District Court, Ponneri, are the appellants in S.A.Nos.449 and 626 of 2009 respectively.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking in the suit.

3. The plaintiff filed a suit in O.S.No.137 of 2002 on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruvottiyur, for a decree declaring that the enhancement of property tax in pursuance of the special notice dated 30.09.1999 is arbitrary, illegal and unjustified and for a consequential permanent injunction restraining the defendants from taking any coercive steps to collect the enhanced tax. The plaintiff filed a suit in O.S.No.41 of 2002 on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruvottiyur, for a decree declaring the demand of property taxes under demand notices dated 30.09.1999 bearing the Nos.25538, 25535, 25536, 36437, 25539, 25540 and 36396 with respect to the property described in the schedule are illeg