Defendants 3 to 5 in a suit for declaration of title and delivery of possession have filed this Second Appeal challenging the judgment and decree dated 27.04.2006 in A.S. No. 47 of 2005 passed by the II Additional Subordinate Judge, Chengalpattu, wherein and by which the suit was decreed reversing the judgment and decree dated 27.10.2004 passed by the District Munsif, Alandur, in O.S. No. 2985 of 1997.

2. The case, in brief, of the plaintiff is that one Raghava Reddy, who was the original owner of 'A' Schedule cultivable land measuring an extent of 2.04 Acres, bequeathed the same to his daughters one Vijayalakshmi and Lokanayaki under his last Will dated 26.02.1914. It is stated that the plaintiff, being the only daughter of Vijayalakshmi, had inherited 50% of the interest in the 'A' Schedule properties while Lokanayaki had bequeathed her interest in 'A' Schedule to her under her Will dated 10.02.1975 and thus, the plaintiff became entitled to the entire 'A' Schedule property for which he was granted Ryotwari patta. Subsequently, the plaintiff had laid out 'A' Schedule property into plots in which the northern portion measuring two grounds was laid into a shopping plot wh