C. Ravichandran vs E. Annamalai - 2026 Supreme(Mad) 743

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2026 Supreme(Mad) 743

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI
C. Ravichandran – Appellant
Versus
E. Annamalai – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. E.V. Chandru
For the Respondents:Mrs. Chithra Sampath, Senior Advocate for Mr.D. Ramesh Kumar.

Table of Content
1. claim of ownership and possession of property. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. trial court's judgment and appeal process. (Para 5 , 6)
3. substantial questions of law raised in the appeal. (Para 8 , 9)
4. plaintiffs' evidence and defenses. (Para 10 , 11)
5. plaintiff's burden of proof and admissibility of documents. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
6. legal principles on primary and secondary evidence. (Para 16 , 17 , 18)
7. court's affirmation of the appellate court's judgment. (Para 19)

JUDGMENT :

The present Second Appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree in A.S. No.30 of 2017 on the file of Principle Sub Court, Krishnagiri dated 16.10.2019 modifying the Judgment and decree dated 17.03.2017 passed in O.S. No.169 of 2012, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Krishnagiri.

3. The case of the plaintiffs is that the suit property is comprised in S.No.71 and in S.No.269/1 measuring 1.12.5 hectre belonged to the father of the plaintiffs namely Eswarappa Gounder who acquired the same from an ancestral oral partition effected 60 years ago prior to the suit. After his demise, the plaintiffs succeeded the suit property and they have been in possession and enjoyment of the same by