JUDGMENT :

This Second Appeal is directed against the Judgment and Decree dated February 26, 2018 passed in A.S.No.10 of 2017 by the 'Subordinate Court, Ulundurpet' ['First Appellate Court' for brevity], whereby the Judgment and Decree dated July 24, 2015 passed in O.S.No.365 of 2011 by the 'Principal District Munsif Court, Ulundurpet' ['Trial Court' for brevity] was confirmed.

2. For the sake of convenience, hereinafter, the parties will be referred to as per their array in the Original Suit.

PLAINTIFF'S CASE

3. The Suit Property originally belonged to Arunachala Reddiar, Lakshminarayana Reddiar and their minor brother - Venkatesan. Arunachala Reddiar was the guardian of his minor brother - Venkatesan. All of them were in possession and enjoyment of the Suit Property and later, it was sold to the plaintiff through a registered Sale Deed dated March 15, 1983. Based on the Sale Deed, the plaintiff obtained patta in his name and paid taxes. The plaintiff has been in possession of the Suit Property for over 12 years. Accordingly, the plaintiff claims prescriptive rights over the same as well.

3.1. According to the plaintiff, the defendant has no right in the Suit Property. Further, it was