JUDGMENT :

C. Saravanan, J.

1. The appellants are aggrieved by the impugned judgment and decree dated 15.03.2017 passed by the learned single Judge of this Court in C.S. No. 14 of 2009.

2. By the impugned judgment and decree, the learned single Judge has not only decreed the suit as prayed for by the respondents (plaintiffs) but has also dismissed the counter claim filed by the appellants (defendants). Thus, the present appeals.

3. For narration of relevant facts we are referring to the ranks of the respective parties in the above suit. To understand and appreciate the dispute we will briefly explain the relationship between the parties.

4. The plaintiffs and the defendants barring the 3rd defendant belong to the same family. The 1st plaintiff is the younger brother of the 1st defendant. 2nd plaintiff and the 2nd defendant are their respective spouses. The 4th defendant is the daughter of the 1st and 2nd defendants.

5. Dispute is primarily between the members of the same family who are incidentally business partners. Certain business dispute between the 1st - 2nd plaintiffs with 1st - 2nd defendants is in the background to the present dispute which had resulted in filing of the suit and