This Civil Revision Petition is filed against the order dated 08.02.2017 made in I.A.No.11488 of 2016 in O.S.No.8954 of 2011 on the file of the XIV Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai, rejecting to implead the pendite-lite purchaser as 9th defendant in the suit.

2. The petitioners are the defendants 1 to 4, the respondents 1 & 2 are the plaintiffs, third respondent is the 5th defendant, respondents 4 to 6 are defendants 6 to 8 and the 7th respondent is the proposed 9th defendant in the suit filed by the plaintiffs for permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 4 from interfering with laying of pipelines by the 5th defendant for the water and sewerage connection to the house of the plaintiffs in E and F of the plaint.

3. The petitioners herein (defendants 1 to 4) filed written statement on 03.07.2014 and are contesting the suit. Trial commenced. Both the parties let in evidence and completed their evidence. The suit was posted for arguments. At that stage, the petitioners herein filed I.A.No.11488 of 2016 to implead the 7th respondent as proposed 9th defendant in the suit. According to the petitioners the first respondent had executed a settlement deed dated 29.05.201