1. Plaintiff is the appellant.

2. The case of the plaintiff is as follows:

The suit properties originally belonged to the joint family comprising of the plaintiff, second defendant and their father Pappiah. The plaintiff was the only son of Pappiah through his first wife Gowrammal. After the death of Gowrammal, Pappiah married Gowrammal sister Venkatammal and she died without issues and after her death, Pappiah married the first defendant and through her the second defendant was born. The plaintiff, second defendant and their father constituted a Hindu Joint family. When the plaintiff was 10 years old, he was given training by his father Pappiah for the barber work and the plaintiff was also assisting him in his barber work and he earned from that profession and out of the earnings derived from that profession, the plaintiff and his father Pappiah saved much and from the joint exertion made by them the father purchased common half share of the suit property under registered sale deed 25.8.1953. The other common half share was purchased by the brother of Pappiah Chinnakuttian and later that was also purchased by Pappiah under the registered sale deed 11.8.1955 by the commo