1. This Appeal is focused by the Defendant as against the judgment and decree dated 18.12.2008 made in O.S.No.20 of 2004, which was a Suit for partition, on the file of the Principal District Judge, Perambalur. The parties are referred to hereunder according to their litigative status and ranking before the Trial Court.

2. A summation and summarization of the relevant facts absolutely necessary and germane for the disposal of this Appeal would run thus:

The Plaintiffs four in number filed in the Suit as against the Defendants seeking partition: “Tamil”

3. D1 filed the Written Statement for herself and on behalf of her minor child/D2 resisting the Suit, contending that they are entitled to the share of her deceased husband in the first item of the suit properties. ‘B’ scheduled property as per her, happened to be the exclusive property of her husband, namely Manoharan; whereupon issues were framed.

4. During trial, the First Plaintiff-Singaram examined himself as PW1 along with PW-2 Veerapandiyan and marked Exs.A1 to A15. The First Defendant-Lalitha examined herself as DW1.

5. Ultimately the Trial Court decreed the Suit ordering partition concerning both the properties, all