Odgers, J.

1. In this case the parties are Muhammadans. The plaintiff is the son of defendant No. 1 his mother. Defendant No. 2 is said to be the foster daughters husband of defendant No. 1. The plaintiff came of age at the end of 1916. His mother and as he alleges, defendant No. 2 managad his properties during his minority. In O.S. No. 55 of 1911 on the file of the Sub-Court, North-Arcot, the plaintiff brought a suit against defendant No. 1 to recover the value of alienations improperly made by her of his property during his minority and got a decree for Rs. 3,885-14-0. On 19th July, 1908, defendant No. 1 executed to defendant No. 2 an ostensible sale-deed of her own properties (Ex. A) and on the same day a counter-agreement Ex. B. for the re-purchase of these properties was executed between the same parties. On 27th November 1919, two days after the institution of the suit O.S. No. 55 of 1919 above referred to, defendant No. 1 executed another deed (Ex. G) in favour of defendant No. 2 whereby she purported to release to defendant No. 2 her right of purchase under Ex. B. The plaintiff seeks to have it declared (a) that defendant No. 1s right of redemption in her properties