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C. KUMARAPPAN
D. Rajammal – Appellant
Versus
R. Muthusamy (died) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Prayer: Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of the Civil Procedure Code against the judgment and decree dated 31.08.2005 in A.S.No.27 of 2005 passed by the learned Principal Subordinate Judge, Coimbatore, reversing the judgment and decree dated 18.10.2004 in O.S.No.258 of 2003 passed by the learned I Additional District Munsif, Coimbatore.
The plaintiff is the appellant herein. The sole defendant was arrayed as the respondent. After his demise, his legal heirs were impleaded as the respondents 2 to 4.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to according to their litigative status as before the Trial Court.
The brief facts, which give rise to the instant Second Appeal, are as follows:
3. The suit property is the absolute property of one Rangasamy Naidu. The said Rangasamy Naidu has three children, viz., the plaintiff, the defendant and one Govindaraj. The suit property was purchased by the plaintiff's father by virtue of the sale deed dated 10.10.1934. The house property was purchased by the plaintiff's father by his own earnings on 06.04.1984. As the defendant was in need of a house, the plaintiff's father rented out a portion of the house to the defend
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