COMMON JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was delivered by V.M.VELUMANI,J.]

The appellants 1 and 2 are defendants 1 and 2, 3^rd appellant is legal heir of the deceased 1^st appellant, respondents 1 to 6 are plaintiffs and respondents 7 to 11 are the defendants 3 to 7 in O.S.No.27 of 2014 on the file of the II Additional District and Sessions Court, Chidambaram. The respondents 1 to 6 filed the said suit against the appellants 1 and 2 and respondents 7 to 11 for partition and separate possession of the suit property, declaration that settlement deed dated 05.05.2014 is not valid and binding on the respondents 1 to 6, permanent injunction restraining the 2^nd appellant from any manner encumbering or alienating the suit property in favour of third parties, 3 mandatory injunctions directing the respondents 9 to 11 not to effect any mutation of revenue records, transfer of assessment and transfer of service connection from the 1^st appellant in favour of the 2^nd appellant. The 1^st appellant died pending appeal. The 2^nd appellant and respondents 1 to 6 who are the children of the 1^st appellant are already on record. One Amsavalli, wife of the deceased 1^st appellant was impleaded and broug