Pandalai, J.

1. The defendants appeal from a decree declaring that the respondent (plaintiff) is entitled to redeem eleven jewels pledged by him with the appellants, ordering the appellants to produce the same in Court on or before 30th January 1928 and in default to pay the respondent the price thereof i.e., Rs. 11,000, with interest thereon, less Rs. 11,712-9-0 being the amount due to the appellants under the decree in O.S. No. 110 of 1921 or a net amount of Rs. 627-9-8 and also ordering the appellants to pay the respondent his costs of suit. All the parties are Nattukottai Chet ties and appellant 1 is appellant 2s brothers son.

2. On 3rd November 1918 at Karaikudi in the Ramnad District the respondent borrowed from the appellants who are jointly carrying on a money lending business in India and the F.M.S., the sum of Rs. 6,000 at 12 per cent interest and pledged with them the jewels mentioned in the schedule to the decree. The debt being unpaid appellant 1 as agent on behalf of appellant 2 and during the latters absence in the F.M.S. brought a suit for its recovery on 3rd November 1921 in the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Sivaganga O.S. No. 110 of 1921. In the plaint i