JUDGMENT :

G. ARUL MURUGAN, J.

Prayer: Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of C.P.C. against the judgment and decree dated 10.03.2008 made in A.S. No. 370 of 2006, on the file of the VI Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, reversing the judgment and decree dated 28.11.2002 in O.S. No. 5563 of 1997 on the file of XVII Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai.

1. The instant second appeal is filed by the plaintiff challenging the judgment and decree dated 10.03.2008 in A.S. No. 370 of 2006 on the file of the VI Additional City Civil Court, Chennai by reversing the judgment and decree dated 28.11.2002 in O.S. No. 5563 of 1997, on the file of the learned XVII Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai. Respondents 1 to 3 herein are the defendants 1 to 3 in the suit.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per the ranking before the Trial court.

3. According to the plaintiff, the first defendant is carrying on business as a tourist taxi operator and has availed a loan to purchase an Ambassador car bearing registration No. TSB 6768. The first defendant executed a Hire Purchase Agreement on 03.03.1987 with respect to the ambassador car, purchased by him, by using th