JUDGMENT :

M.G. PRIYADARSINI, J.

1. The plaintiffs in O.S.No. 573 of 2006, on the file of the learned I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Rangareddy District are the appellants before this Court. The challenge in this appeal is the order of the trial Court dated 18.08.2006 in I.A. No. 2077 of 2006 in allowing the application filed by the defendants under Order 7 Rule 11(d) C.P.C. thereby rejecting the suit as barred by limitation. For the sake of convenience, in this appeal, the parties are referred to as they were arrayed in the suit.

2. Plaintiff No. 1 is the husband of plaintiff No. 2. Defendant Nos. 1 & 2 are the sons and defendant No. 3 is the daughter-in-law of late K. Narayana Reddy. Plaintiffs laid the suit in O.S. No. 573 of 2006 against the defendants seeking specific performance of agreement of sale, dated 25.05.1988 executed by late K. Narayana Reddy in respect of the suit schedule property i.e., land admeasuring Ac.57.00 guntas, situated in Sy. Nos. 57 to 68, situated at Gangaram, Maheswaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. According to the plaintiffs, during his lifetime, K. Narayana Reddy agreed to sell the suit schedule property in their favour for a consideration of Rs.5,00