This case came up to this Court once before in S.A. No. 1740 of 1943. The only question is whether attachment was actually effected in accordance with law of the properties in suit purchased by the father of defendants 1 and 2 from the third defendant on 26th October, 1928. There was an order for attachment before judgment obtained by the plaintiff in a suit O.S. No. 524 of 1927, in the District Munsiff’s Court of Tenkasi. The plaintiff eventually obtained a decree in the suit on 11th February, 1928, and purchased the properties in execution and a sale certificate was issued to him on 17th March, 1933. If the attachment had been validly made then undoubtedly the title acquired by the father of defendants 1 and 2 would not prevail against the title obtained by the plaintiff at the Court sale It is clear from Ex. G, that there was an order for attachment before judgment made by the Court in I.A. No. 1419 of 1927 in O.S. No. 524 of 1927. The question is whether in pursuance of this order, an attachment was effected in respect of the Slit properties The properties covered by the order of attachment were several. Some of them were iyan lands paying revenue to the Government wh