1. Challenge in this second appeal is made to the judgment and decree dated 22.12.2000, passed in A.S.No.72 of 1999, on the file of the Principal Sub-ordinate Court, Gobichettypalayam, reversing the judgment and decree dated 14.9.1999, passed in O.S.No.335 of 1991, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Sathyamangalam.

2. Parties are referred to as per their rankings in the trial Court.

3. Suit for declaration and permanent injunction in respect of the plaint A schedule property and declaration and recovery of possession in respect of the B schedule property.

4. The case of the plaintiff, in brief, is that the plaintiff's paternal grandfather purchased an extent of 10.01 acres of land in old S.F.No.139 of Sathyamangalam village along with two Wells in the said survey field, through a registered sale deed dated 09.03.1924 and subsequently, his sons partitioned their family properties through a partition deed dated 14.09.1945 and under the said partition deed, the father of the plaintiff, S.R.Sinnasamychettiar was allotted 5 acres of land in common and one half of right in each of the two wells in S.F.No.139 of Sathyamangalam village among other properties and similarly, th