BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
P.VADAMALAI
Chinnapillai Ammal, W/o. Nallathambi – Appellant
Versus
Murugesan, S/o. Nallamuthu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. defendants' claims against plaintiffs. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. trial court's issue framing. (Para 7) |
| 4. first appellate court's findings. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. arguments from plaintiffs' counsel. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 6. arguments from defendants' counsel. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 7. court's analysis and reasoning. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 8. conclusion of the case. (Para 22) |
JUDGMENT :
P.VADAMALAI, J.
This Second Appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree, dated 27.06.2014 passed in A.S.No.38 of 2011 on the file of the First Additional Sub Court, Tiruchirappalli at Thuraiyur, reversing the judgment and decree, dated 30.10.2010 passed in O.S.No.52 of 2008 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Thuraiyur.
2. The appellants are the plaintiffs in O.S.No.52 of 2008 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Thuraiyur. The respondents are the defendants in that suit. The appellants/plaintiffs have filed the suit for bare injunction.(The 6th appellant/plaintiff has been transposed as 5th respondent in this second appeal).
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred as plaintiffs and defendants as arrayed in O.S.N
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