O R D E R

This civil revision petition arises against the order passed by the learned Additional District Munsif at Cuddalore in I.A.No.465 of 2023 in O.S.No.2 of 2020 dated 19.12.2023.

2.The civil revision petitioner is the 3^rd defendant in the suit.

3.O.S.No.2 of 2020 is a suit for the following reliefs: (i)To declare that the plaintiff as the legal heir of deceased T.Dhandapani, S/o.Thangavel, (ii)To pass a decree of mandatory injunction directing the 5^th defendant to issue the legal heir certificate to the plaintiff that he is the legal heir of deceased T.Dhandapani, S/o.Thangavel.

4.The case of the plaintiff is that on 18.12.1997, one Dhandapani, S/o.Thangavel, had adopted the plaintiff as his son. He had also made him as a nominee in certain records. The said Dhandapani passed away on

16.11.2019. He died intestate. Therefore, the plaintiff had applied for legal heirship certificate, which was not issued to him. This was on account of the fact that the defendants 1 to 3 were the class-II heirs of the said Dhandapani, creating a cloud over his title. Hence, the suit for the aforesaid releifs.

5.The 3^rd defendant filed a detailed written statement. He pleaded that alleged adoption of