1. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment and decree passed by the lower court in O.S.No.126 of 1996 dated 12.08.1998 in dismissing the suit filed by the plaintiffs seeking partition of the suit properties.

2. The plaintiffs are the appellants herein. The brief facts of the plaintiffs before the lower court would be as follows:-

1st plaintiff is the 2nd widow, the other plaintiffs and the 1st defendant are the sons and daughters and the 2nd defendant is the 1st widow of one Santhanam @ Anthonimuthu. He was the owner of the house property mentioned herein. The said Santhanam purchased the said property during 1929. During his life time he was living with the 1st plaintiff in her house. The first wife/ 2nd defendant was living with her brother. After the death of Santhanam, the plaintiffs and 1st and 2nd defendant have jointly inherited the property. All the children of Santhanam were born through the 1st plaintiff, his second wife. It is their case that the 1st defendant has got a document of sale concocted and registered on 22.09.1995 purpoting to convey the entire property in favour of his wife, the 3rd defendant. The said Jayaseeli, the 2n