JUDGMENT :

Prayer : Appeal Suit filed under Section 96 and Order 41 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure against the judgment and decree dated 21.09.2012, passed in O.S.No.19 of 2009 on the file of the District Court, Thiruvarur.

The appeal has been filed against the judgment and decree, dated 21.09.2012, passed in O.S.No.19 of 2009 on the file of the District Court, Thiruvarur.

2. The defendant, who suffered a decree for specific performance before the trial Court, is the appellant herein.

3. For the sake of convenience, the appellant shall hereinafter be referred to as “defendant” and the respondent shall be referred to as “plaintiff”.

4. The case of the plaintiff is as follows :

 The defendant, who is a lessee in the suit property which belongs to Sri Thiyagarajaswamy Devasthana Annadhana Kattalai, administered by Sri Thiyagarajaswamy Temple, Thiruvarur (“the Temple” for brevity), entered into an agreement with the plaintiff on 04.02.2004 to transfer the right of lease in favour of the plaintiff, for a sale consideration of Rs.13,50,000/-.

The suit property is a landed property, c