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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Sathish Kumar, J
Devanna Gounder @ Devannasamy – Appellant
Versus
Umaiyal – Respondent
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| 1. consideration of additional documents (Para 4) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Challenging the decree and judgment granting declaration in favour of the plaintiff and recovery of possession, the present appeal has been filed.
2. For the sake of convenience, parties are referred to as per their own ranking in the Trial Court.
3. Brief background of the case is as follows:
a. The second defendant is wife and the third defendant is the son of the first defendant. The suit property originally belonged to ancestral property of Chellappa Gounder, who is the father of the 1st defendant. The Chellappa Gounder and their heirs entered into a partition deed dated 02.04.1976, in which, property to an extent of 1.27 acres in S.F.No.518/1 at Veerapandi village was allotted to the 1st defendant. Though they have entered into a partition deed in the year 1976, since, the first defendant was a minor, the property was enjoyed as a joint family properties. As the first defendant is addicted to alcohol, the Chellappa Gounder was maintaining all the properties as a joint family. Further, the first defendant has entered into a sale agreement dated 26.10.1989 with one Manoharan. Therefore, Chellappa Gounder
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