JUDGMENT :

(C. Kumarappan, J.)

(Prayer : Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, against the judgment and decree dated 23.01.2017 made in A.S.No.52 of 2015 on the file of the V Additional District Court, Madurai, reversing the judgment and decree, dated 15.04.2014 made in O.S.No.430 of 2008 on the file of the I Additional Subordinate Judge, Madurai.)

The appellant herein is the respondent/first defendant, the first respondent herein is the appellant/plaintiff and the second respondent herein is the second respondent/second defendant before the Court below.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rank before the Court below.

3. The brief averments of the plaint are as follows:

The plaintiff submits that the first defendant has executed a general power of attorney in favour of the second defendant, vide document dated 14.03.2007 registered under Document No.114/2007, in respect of the suit property. The plaintiff has entered into a sale agreement with the second defendant, who is the power agent of the first defendant vide sale agreement dated 19.09.2007. The total sale consideration is Rs.4,90,000/-. Out of the total sale