1. Plaintiffs in OS. 1316 of 1986, on the file of First Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Madras, are the appellants. After the filing of this Second Appeal, second respondent (father of appellants) died, and therefore, appellants 4 and 5 have been impleaded.

2. The suit filed by plaintiffs was to direct the first defendant to deliver vacant possession of the land described in the schedule to them and on behalf of the second defendant, after removing the superstructures put up by the first defendant, for a declaration that the first defendant is not entitled to any renewal of the lease; to direct the first defendant to pay Rs. 750/- for rent upto 31-12-1982 and Rs. 250/- for damages for use and occupation from 1-1-1983 to the date of filing of the suit; for direction to the first defendant to pay damages for use and occupation from the date of suit till date of delivery of possession of the Schedule mentioned property at Rs. 250/- per ground per month; and for other consequential reliefs.

3. In the plaint, it is alleged that the suit property belonged to the paternal great grand father of plaintiffs late A. Ramalingam Pillai. On the death of Ramalingam Pillai, his son S