1. The averments found in the plaint, in brief, are as follows:

i) Tmt. Jeevarekha, the second plaintiff, Thiru. K. H. Raviendran and Thiru. K. H. Chandra Mohan, the first and second defendants are the daughter and sons of late K. E. Hemachala Achary, born thorough his first wife. After the death of the mother of the second plaintiff and the defendants 1 and 2, the said Hemachala Achary married Tmt.Pushpa, the deceased first plaintiff. R. Hamsaveni, the third defendant is the wife of the first defendant and Nirmala, the fourth defendant is the daughter of the second defendant. Late K. E. Hemachala Achary did not have any issues through his second wife Pushpa. Hemachala Achary was the absolute owner of plaint 'A' and 'B' schedule properties having obtained plaint 'A' schedule property by virtue of a registered settlement deed dated 24.03.1969, registered as document No.811/1969 on the file of Sub Registrar Office, Kodambakkam and plaint 'B' schedule property under a partition effected by a deed of partition dated 19.03.1961, registered as document No.824/1961 on the file of Sub Registrar, T.Nagar. The first wife of K. E. Hemachala Achary, namely the mother of the second p