JUDGMENT :

PRAYER: Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, praying to set aside the Judgment and Decree dated December 14, 2016 made in A.S.No.86 of 2014 on the file of the I Additional District Court, Erode, confirming the Judgment and Decree dated September 23, 2014 made in O.S.No.375 of 2010 on the file of Principal Sub Court, Erode.

This Second Appeal is directed against the Judgment and Decree dated December 14, 2016 made in A.S.No.86 of 2014 on the file of the ‘I Additional District Court, Erode’ ['First Appellate Court' for brevity], whereby the Judgment and Decree dated September 23, 2014 made in O.S.No.375 of 2010 on the file of ‘Principal Sub Court, Erode’ ['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 plaintiff is the son of 5th defendant and 6th defendant is his sister. The defendants 2, 5 and 7 are sons of the 1st defendant. The defendants 3 and 4 are the daughter and minor son of the 2nd defendant respectively. The defendants 8 and 9 are the sons of the 7th defendant. The genealogy chart appended hereu