JUDGMENT

The plaintiff in O.S.No.332 of 1987 on the file of the III Additional District Munsif Court, Coimbatore, was the appellant herein.

2.During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died and her legal representatives had been brought on record as 2nd to 6th appellants.

3.O.S.No.332 of 1987 had been filed by Renganayaki originally against her brother Narayanasamy and against Kannammal, the widow of her another brother Natarajan and also against the Special Tahsildar, Land Acquisition, Housing Scheme No.III, Coimbatore, seeking declaration that she was legal representative of her late mother Rangammal and entitled to a share in the property left behind by Rangammal and in consequence thereof for permanent injunction.

4.By judgment dated 31.01.1997, the III Additional District Munsif, Coimbatore, decreed the suit. Pending the suit, the 1st defendant Narayanasamy had died and his legal representatives had been brought on record as 4th to 9th defendants. Questioning the judgment of the Trial Court, the 4th defendant, Ammayiammal wife of Narayanasamy filed A.S.No.151 of 1997 before the I Additional District Court / Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Coimbatore. By judgment dated 26.0