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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.T. ASHA
S.Gomathi – Appellant
Versus
S.Balasubramanian – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
P.T. ASHA, J.
1. The legal representatives of the defendants are the appellants before this Court.
2. The appeal arises in respect of the judgment and decree passed by the learned IV Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai in A.S.No.238 of 2017 in and by which the learned Judge has reversed the judgment and decree passed by the XII Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai in O.S.No.6422 of 2013.
3. The suit is filed for the following relief:
“to declare the unilateral revocation dated 28.02.2006 Doc.No.832 of 2006 SRO; Anna Nagar, cancelling the settlement deed dated 14.07.2004 Doc.No.2934 of 2004 SRO; Anna Nagar is illegal, invalid, null and void not binding on the plaintiff”
4. The facts are set out in a nutshell below and the parties are hereinafter referred to in the same ranking as before the trial Court.
FACTS OF THE CASE:
5. The defendant is the father of the plaintiff and he had purchased the suit property from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board on 05.12.1984. Thereafter, along with the plaintiff's contribution, construction had been put up in the premises. The plaintiff would submit that his father, the defendant and himself were residing in the said property. The plain
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