JUDGMENT :

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

Aggrieved over the judgment and decree passed by the learned III Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Chennai, in O.S.No.328 of 2019, dated 07.01.2023, granting a preliminary decree declaring the plaintiff’s half share in the suit property, the present appeal has been filed by the defendant in the suit.

2.For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as per their rank before the trial Court. The plaintiff is the husband and the defendant is his wife.

3.The plaintiff’s case, in brief, is as follows :

The marriage between the plaintiff and defendant was solemnised on 28.05.1990. Out of the wedlock, a son namely S.Prithviraj was born to them, who was aged about 23 years at the time of disposal of the suit and was pursuing his medical course. The couple also adopted a daughter namely S.Tejaswani, who was aged about 18 years at the time of disposal of the suit. Initially, the marital life was cordial and both husband and wife jointly purchased the suit property by registered sale deed dated 08.06.2000 bearing Doc.No.1135 of 2000 on the file of the Sub-Registrar’s Office, Periamet, for a total consideration of Rs.16,00,000/-. It is the case