The unsuccessful plaintiffs are the appellants herein. The appellants/plaintiffs filed the suit for injunction, restraining the respondent from resorting to any unlawful acts to evict them from the suit property.

2. The case of the appellants/plaintiffs was that one Mrs.Perundevi, was the tenant of the suit property under the respondent/defendant. The first plaintiff is the daughter of the said Mrs.Perundevi and the second plaintiff is her son-in-law and they both were living along with Mrs.Perundevi, till her life time and after the death of Mrs.Perundevi also, the appellants/plaintiffs continued to live in the suit property as tenants. As the respondent refused to receive the rent from the appellants/plaintiffs and also attempted to demolish the old building for the purpose of constructing a new building, the suit was filed for the relief stated above.

3. The respondent/defendant contested the suit stating that the grandfather of the first plaintiff viz., Thiru Kanikannan, was the tenant of a portion of 200 sq.ft in the first floor of the suit property and Mrs.Perundevi, continued as a tenant in the suit property and after her death, the plaintiffs claimed to be in posse