JUDGMENT :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

Prayer : These Second Appeals are filed under Section 100 of CPC, 1908 against the decree and judgment dated 10.04.1996 in AS.No.83 and 57 of 1995, on the file of the Principal District Court, Pondicherry, reversing the decree and judgment date 16.03.1995, in O.S.No.221 of 1990, on the file of the Principal Subordinate Court, Pondicherry.

1. The unsuccessful plaintiffs had filed the above second appeals.

2. The 1st and 2nd respondents are the 1st and 2nd defendants in the suit.

3. Pending the appeals, the 1st and 2nd Appellants died and 3rd to 5th Appellants are brought on record as LRs of the Deceased 2nd Appellant Viz., Durairaj. 6th and 7th Appellants along with Respondents 10 to 14 are brought on record as LR's of the Deceased 1st Appellant Viz., Padmanaba Reddiar.

4. Pending the appeals, the 1st and 3rd respondents also died and R3 to R9 are brought on record as LR's of deceased 1st Respondent and Respondents 15 to 18 are brought on record as LR's of the deceased 3rd respondent Viz., K.Srinivasan.

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

6. According to the plaintiffs, the s