IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
MRS. JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA, J
M.Selvaraju – Appellant
Versus
E.Ramasamy Gounder (Died) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The unsuccessful plaintiff before both the Courts below has filed the present second appeal.
2. The plaintiff, M.Selvaraju filed the suit in O.S.No.583 of 1997 before the Principal Sub Court, Salem, for declaration of his title to the suit property and for a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 3 to 5 and their men and agents from interfering with his peaceful possession and enjoyment of the suit property or in the alternative directing the defendants 3 to 5 to deliver possession of the suit property to the plaintiff. The suit property morefully described in the plaint is a vacant land in survey number 19/2A1B3B1 of Meyyanur Village, Salem Taluk, Salem District, measuring 0.03.0 hectares within the boundaries stated in the plaint schedule.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rank in the trial court and at appropriate places, their rank in the present second appeal would also be indicated.
4. The case of the plaintiff in a nutshell is as follows :
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