1. This Second appeal is focussed by the original defendants, animadverting upon the judgment and decree dated 12.11.2010 passed in A.S.No.628 of 2008 by the V Additional City Civil Judge, Chennai, confirming the judgment and decree of the XVII Assistant City Civil Judge, Chennai in O.S.No.7479 of 1994. The parties are referred to hereunder according to their litigative status and ranking before the trial Court.

2. Compendiously and concisely, the facts giving rise to the filing of this Second Appeal as stood exposited from the records would run thus:

(a) The respondent/plaintiff filed the suit seeking the following reliefs:

"(i) For recovery of possession of the suit property situated at Door No.56 Beemanna Mudali Street, Alwarpet, Madras 600 018 and morefully described in the Schedule from the defendants, their agents henchmen and relatives; and

(ii) for costs." (extracted as such)

(b) The written statement was filed by the defendants resisting the suit.

(c) Whereupon the trial Court framed the issues.

(d)During trial, the plaintiff-Manikandan examined himself as P.W.2 along with P.W.1- Muthusamy and Exs.A1 and A11 were marked. The third defendant-Gopal examined himself as D