1. The appellants in this Appeal are the first defendant and the legal representatives of the second defendant, who take in also the first defendant in O.S. No. 1700 of 1969 on the file of the IV Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Madras. The respondents herein are plaintiffs 3 to 6. That suit was laid by the plaintiffs for a declaration that the sale deed, dated 14-6-1963 Ex. B99 by the first-plaintiff in favour of the first-defendant relating to item 1 of the suit properties is void for a declaration that the second-plaintiff is entitled to a life-estate in the said item and plaintiffs 3 to 6 are entitled to a vested remainder for a declaration that the first plaintiff is the owner of item 2 of the suit properties for possession of item 1 and 2 for past mesne profits at Rs. 2650 in respect of item 1 for future mesne profits at the rate of Rs. 100 per mensem in respect of item 1 till delivery of possession for past mesne profits in respect of item 2 at Rs, Rs. 2700 and future mesne profits in respect of item 2 at Rs. 75 per mensem and for costs. The parties are relations and the property dispute amongst them arose in the following manner. The first plaintiff was the hus