1. The unsuccessful defendants 2 to 4 in O.S.No.118 of 1988, the unsuccessful D-2 and D-3 in O.S.No.500 of 1988 and the unsuccessful plaintiffs in O.S.No.138 of 1996 on the file of the Additional District Munsif No. Thiruvannamalai, preferred A.S.No.94 of 1998, A.S.No.95 of 1998 and A.S.No.93 of 1998 respectively and all the three appeals were dismissed on 25.3.1999 confirming the judgment and decree of the trial Court and aggrieved against this, they have come forward with the present second appeals.

2. Thecase in brief for disposal of all the appeals is as follows:

The plaintiffs in O.S.No. 118 of 1998 filed a suit for declaration of title and for consequential permanent injunction restraining the defendants and their men from interfering with their peaceful possession and enjoyment of the suit property. The Schedule mentioned property originally belonged to D-l. The adjoined house on the eastern side bearing door No. 13-A originally constituted one single house bearing door No. 13. D-l had 2 sons namely Kuppusamy and Subramani (D-2). The 1st plaintiff is the legally wedded wife of Kuppusamy and the plaintiffs 2 to 5 were born to them out of the wedlock. Even during t