1. Challenge is made in this appeal to the Judgment and Decree dated 19.12.2002 and made in O.S.No.105 of 2001, on the file of the learned Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court, Coimbatore.

2. The defendants 3 to 5 are the appellants herein, whereas the plaintiffs 1 to 4 are the respondents 1 to 4 herein and the defendants 1, 2 and 7 to 12 are the respondents 5 to 12 herein.

3. The facts, which are absolutely necessary for the disposal of the appeal are as under:

3.1. For easy reference, the respondents 1 to 4 may hereinafter be referred to as the plaintiffs and the respondents 5 and 6 be referred as defendants 1 and 2, whereas the appellants 1 to 3 and the remaining respondents viz.the respondents 7 to 12 be referred as the defendants 3 to 5 and 7 to 12.

3.2. The six defendantin the suit had passed away. The respondents 9 to 12 have therefore been impleaded as the defendants 9 to 12 in pursuant to the Order dated 24.06.2002 and made in I.A.No.138 of 2002 on the file of the learned Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court, Coimbatore.

3.4. One Mr.Ramana Gounder and Mr.Palani Gounder are brothers. The first and second defendants are the sons of Mr.Ramana Gounder.