JUDGMENT

The plaintiffs in a suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession have come up in the present appeal, aggrieved by the dismissal of the suit concurrently by the courts below.

2. Brief facts necessary for the disposal of the appeal are as follows:

As per the averments in the plaint, the plaint schedule property originally belonged to one Gowri Antharjanam, who assigned the property in favour of the 1st plaintiff and one Korungachi, the mother of the 2nd plaintiff. Subsequently, the mother of the 2nd plaintiff died, and her rights devolved upon the 2^nd plaintiff and thereafter to the plaintiffs. At the time of the death of Korungachi, the 2^nd plaintiff was aged only four (4) years, and thereafter, he was under the care and protection of one Matha. When he attained majority, he left the place and was residing at Kannur. The plaint schedule property is situated about three (3) kilometers away from the residence of the plaintiffs, and after the death of Korungachi, the 1^st plaintiff and the above caretaker of the 2^nd plaintiff entrusted the management of the property to the 1^st defendant. It is learned that the 1^st defendant transferred the possession of the property to