1. The plaintiffs 2 to 8 in O.S.No.492 of 1996, on the file of the Principal District Munsif Court, Chidambaram, are the appellants herein. They filed the suit for declaration that the preliminary decree passed in O.S.No.56 of 1996, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Chidambaram, as null and void, not executable and not binding on the plaintiffs, for consequential injunction, restraining the defendants 1 and 2 from evicting the plaintiffs from the suit property, in any manner, and for mandatory injunction, directing the defendants to restore the electricity service connection to the plaintiffs' premises.

2. The Trial Court, in and by its judgment, dated 21.03.2006, dismissed the Suit. The Lower Appellate Court also confirmed the judgment and decree of the Trial Court. Aggrieved by the same, this Second Appeal is filed.

3. The case of the plaintiffs, as stated in the plaint, in short, is that the suit property belonged to one Ambalathadi. The plaintiffs are living in the suit property as tenants. The deceased first plaintiff entered into an oral agreement with one Appasamy Iyer, son of Vaithiyalingam, born through his first wife. As per that agreement, the first