This Second Appeal is directed against the Judgment and Decree dated 29.12.2000 passed in A.S.No.96 of 2000 on the file of the Additional Subordinate Court, Mayiladuthurai, reversing the judgment and decree dated 23.06.2000 passed in O.S.No.928 of 1996 on the file of the Additional District Munsif Court, Mayiladuthurai.

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

3. Suit for partition.

4. The case of the plaintiff, in brief, is that the suit property originally belonged to Rethina Padayachi and the same is the ancestral and joint family property of Rethina Padayachi and after his death, his son Muthukumarasamy and his grandson Kannan succeeded to the same as Members of the Hindu undivided family and the son Muthukumarasamy was not sound in mind and affected by isnomnia and leprosy and on 06.03.1982, the plaintiff purchased the suit property represented by his curator and wife Saroja and also from his son Kannan and after the purchase, it is only the plaintiff, who has been enjoying the suit property by putting up brick built thatched building, etc., and while so, the defendant claims to have purchased the suit property from Muthukumarasamy by way