1. The revision petitioners are the defendants in the suit before the trial Court.

2. The respondent/plaintiff filed the suit for permanent injunction on the basis of his possession of the suit property in the capacity as transferee of the leasehold right in respect of the suit land from the husband of the first petitioner herein, who was the lessee of the same originally. The respondent sought the permission of the trial Court for reception of the unstamped and unregistered transfer deed of the leasehold right in respect of the suit property for the collateral purpose of proving his possession of the same.

3. The revision petitioners herein resisted the application for reception of the said document as evidence and filed a counter statement before the trial Court. Having heard the arguments advanced on either side, the learned District Munsif permitted the respondent to mark the document for collateral purpose in proving his possession. Hence, the revision.

4. Heard Mr. S. Sundaragopal, learned counsel for the revision petitioners and Mr. P. Valliappan, learned counsel for the respondent.

5. The learned counsel for the revision petitioners has argued at the outset that