JUDGMENT :

M. Govindaraj, J.

1. The above two appeals have been preferred against the decree and judgment passed in O.S. No. 37 of 1989 and O.S. No. 43 of 1989 dated 21.03.1994 by the learned Subordinate Judge, Ramanathapuram.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are called as per their litigative status in the Suit.

The defendant is the appellant in both the appeals. The plaintiff filed a Suit for declaration declaring the Suit property belonged to the plaintiff and consequently, for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with his peaceful possession and for direction against the defendant to issue Ryotwari Patta to the plaintiff in respect of the Suit property. In both the Suits, the Suit properties are agricultural properties situated in S. No. 40/1, Part in Kattu Paramakudi Village, Paramakudi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, measuring an extent of 3 Acres 15 Cents and 10 Acres and 58 Cents respectively.

3. According to the plaintiff, the Suit properties are lying south of River Vaigai, which was a part of erstwhile Ramnad Zamin. The long stretch commencing on the west from the channel and stretching up to Uprapuli Village in the east was separately tr