The case of the petitioner is that he is the owner of the punja land measuring about 17 acres in patta No. 5 at Arasiarpatti Village. It is further stated that he sold 5 cents of land in Survey No. 261/01 to one Aanai, through document No. 1011/88 on 2.11.1988. It is stated that the said Survey No. 261/01 measuring about 0.51.0 was deleted from patta No. 5 and separate patta No. 854 was given to Survey No. 261/01. The said Aanai is the 5th respondent in the writ.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 5th respondent in collusion with 6th respondent executed a power of attorney in favour of 6th respondent which was registered in the Sub-Registrars Office, Kovilpatti on 19.5.2004, and by using the said registered power of attorney, the 6th respondent sold the lands in patta No. 5 belonging to the petitioner and accordingly a sale deed was executed by the 6th respondent in favour of the 7th respondent on 15.6.2004 and the said sale deed was registered in the office of Sub-Registrar, Kelarajakula Raman, on 16.6.2004, in document No. 1219/2-004. It is further stated that the 5th and 6th respondents have misrepresented as if the 6th respondent owned and enjoyed the prop