The petition originally filed for the grant of Letters of Administration has been converted as suit in view of the caveat filed by the defendant herein.

2. The brief facts of the plaintiffs' case may be stated as follows:

The plaintiffs are the daughters of Ganesan, who is the brother of one Pattammal, who is the testatrix. The said Pattammal left a Will dated 6.3.2005 bequeathing the suit property in favour of her brother Ganesan. The suit property was purchased in the name of said Pattammal, who is the binami of her brother Ganesan. The beneficiary Ganesan was in fact paying taxes to the suit property from the date of its purchase, in the name of Pattammal. During the life time of the said Ganesan, he has executed a Settlement Deed in favour of the plaintiffs on 20.11.2009. After that, he died on 9.4.2010, leaving behind the plaintiffs as legal heirs. As the original Will was not immediately available, the Letters of Administration could not be obtained earlier. Hence the suit is filed for grant of Letters of Administration for administering the property covered under the Will of Pattammal.

3. The sole defendant, denying the allegations contained in the plaint, submitted t