JUDGMENT :

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

S.A.No.838 of 2016 is presented against the judgment and decree of the court of Principal District Judge at Namakkal in A.S.No.3 of 2016 in confirming the judgment and decree of the Court of Subordinate Judge, Namakkal in O.S.No.87 of 2012 dated 01.12.2015.

2. S.A.No.839 of 2016 is presented against the judgment and decree of the court of Principal District Judge at Namakkal in A.S.No.4 of 2016 in confirming the judgment and decree of the Court of Subordinate Judge, Namakkal in O.S.No.249 of 2012 which was renumbered as O.S.No.48 of 2014 dated 01.12.2015.

3. In both the appeals, the appellant before me is the defendant in the respective suits.

4. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as per their ranks in the suit.

5. The case of the plaintiff/Seeranga Gounder is that the property bearing S.No.322/6A to an extent of 0.572 hectares originally belonged to one Nallyammal. She had alienated the property by the way of a registered sale deed on 25.11.1940 in favour of one Komara Gounder. The plaintiff/Seeranga Gounder is the son of Komara Gounder. The plaintiff for the purpose of his vocation, went abroad and therefo