JUDGMENT

The appellant herein is the plaintiff and the respondents herein are the defendants before the Court below.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rank before the trial Court.

3. The brief facts, leading to the filing of this Second Appeal, are as follows:—

Originally the suit was instituted by one Periannan, and after his demise his son was impleaded as second plaintiff. According to the plaint pleading, originally the suit property belongs to the plaintiffs and their predecessor in title and their ownership could be inferred by the registered mortgage deed executed by one Karuppaiah Ambalam on 03.10.1961. According to the plaintiffs, in the said mortgage deed, a reference was made about the ownership of the plaintiff’s predecessor in title over the suit property. It is the further submission of the plaintiff that, they have perfected title by way of adverse possession. Even the revenue records in respect of the suit property stands in the name of deceased – first plaintiff. According to the plaintiff, since the defendant refused to issue patta in the name of the deceased first plaintiff, he moved a writ petition in W.P. (MD)No.19267 of 20