This second appeal was filed initially by Lakshmiammal, the 4th defendant in the original suit and the legal representatives of the deceased 3rd defendant Sundaram, namely Adhi Ramani and Meena Sangeetha. During the pendency of the second appeal, by an order dated 13.04.2010 made in M.P.No.2 of 2010, V.P. Maragatha Mani who purchased the property from appellants 1 to 3 was impleaded as the 4th appellant. Respondents 1 to 7 were the plaintiffs 2 and 4 to 9. Respondents 8 and 9 are the legal representatives of the deceased third plaintiff Mylathal. Respondents 10 to 14 were defendants 6 to 10 in the original suit.

2. Original Suit No.3654 of 1996 was filed by Ayyanna Thevar, the sole plaintiff against Alamelu, Muthuswamy and Sundaram, the original defendants 1 to 3 for a declaration that he was the absolute owner of the suit property, namely northern most portion of S.No.279 in Ramanathapuram Village, Coimbatore City having an extent of 78 = cents, for a direction directing the defendants to deliver vacant possession of the said property and for grant of a mandatory injunction for the removal of the building put up in the above said property by the defendants. Since durin