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Parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Trial Court, for the sake of convenience.

2. The unsuccessful plaintiff is the appellant herein. The brief facts leading to the filing of the suit are as under - 2(a) The suit property measuring an extent of 15 Cents with a larger extent of 75 Cents was originally owned by one Periakutty Gounder vide sale deed dated 12.09.1938 registered as Document No.1501 of 1938 on the file of the Sub Registrar, Sulur. The said Peria Gounder died intestate on 07.02.1963 leaving behind his wife Marathal, his daughters Periakutty @ Ammani Ammal, 1st defendant herein, Chinnammal, Thulasiammal and Saraswathi and only son Subbalyan Suppanna Gounder to succeed his estate.

2(b) After death of Periakutty Gounder, Marathal his widow wife filed a civil suit on 21.11.1989 in O.S. No.287/87 on the file of District Munsif of Palladam against her daughters Periakutty @ Ammani Ammal, Saraswathi, Thulasiammal and his son Subbiah alias Supanna Gounder to divide the extent of 75 Cents comprised in G.S. No. 141/4B,4D which includes the suit property and another 3.00 Acres in G.S. No.567/2B into 25 shares and allot 6/25 shares to her. While the s