(Prayer: Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of Civil Procedure Code, against the judgment and decree of the Principal District Judge, Villupuram made in A.S.No.52 of 2003 dated 07.07.2004 in reversing the well considered judgment and decree of the Principal District Munsif, Ulundurpet passed in O.S.No.149 of 2001 dated 07.02.2003.)

1. In this second appeal, challenge is made to the judgment and decree dated 07.07.2004 passed in A.S.No.52 of 2003 on the file of the Principal District Court, Villupuram, reversing the judgment and decree dated 07.02.2003. passed in O.S.No.149 of 2001 on the file of the Principal District Munsif Court, Ulundurpet.

2. The second appeal has been admitted on the following substantial questions of law.

“1. Whether the respondent/plaintiff’s vendor have any valid title or right over his father’s property namely the suit ‘A’ and ‘B’ schedule properties when he was adopted to one Poongavanam Ammal wife of Rathinakara Mudaliar through registered adoption deed and succeeded to his adoptive parents estate and enjoyed and dealt with estate and disposed some properties?

2. Whether the adoption child shall be deemed to be the child of his adoptive parents