T. RAVINDRAN, J.

1. Challenge in this second appeal is made to the judgment and decree dated 30.07.2002, passed in A.S. No. 11 of 2002, on the file of the Additional District Court, Namakkal (Fast Track Court, Namakkal), confirming the judgment and decree dated 28.01.1993, passed in O.S. No. 542 of 1988, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Rasipuram.

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

3. Suit for specific performance.

4. The case of the plaintiffs, in brief, is that on 28.05.1976, the defendant had entered into an agreement of sale with the deceased Muthusamy in respect of the suit property and the said Muthusamy had died on 06.08.93 and the first plaintiff is the widow and the plaintiffs 2, 4 and 5 are the sons and the third plaintiff is the daughter of the deceased Muthusamy and the plaintiffs are the legal heirs of the deceased Muthusamy and as per the terms of the sale agreement dated 28.05.1976, the defendant had agreed the sell the suit property within a period of six months after the possession was delivered, relating to the other half which the deceased Muthusamy had agreed to buy from Su. Natesan, the elder brother of the defen