1. Challenge is made in this memorandum of second appeal to the judgment and decree, dated 26.4.2002 and made in A.S.No.13 of 2001 on the file of the learned Subordinate Judge, Ponneri reversing the judgment and decree, dated 12.9.2000 and made in O.S.No.331 of 1990 on the file of the learned District Munsif, Ponneri.

2. The appellants 1 to 7 are the plaintiffs 2 to 8 in the suit in O.S.No.331 of 1990. The respondents herein are the defendants 1 to 3.

3. Originally, the suit was filed by the appellants along with one Rajamani Ammal being the first plaintiff.

4. During the pendency of the suit, the said Rajamani Ammal had passed away. Therefore, the remaining plaintiffs 2 to 8 have been recognised as the legal representatives of the deceased first plaintiff.

5. The suit was filed by the appellants/plaintiffs against the respondents/defendants seeking the relief of perpetual injunction to restrain them or anybody on their behalf from attempting to interfere with their possession of the suit property by trying to put up a structure or otherwise and also for costs.

6. The suit was resisted by the defendants. The learned trial Judge, viz., the District Munsif, Ponneri had origi