JUDGMENT

The suit was filed to declare that the plaintiff, S.Palaniandy, son of Sellaiah Pillai, is the lawful owner of the suit schedule property pursuant to sale deed dated 16.09.1994 and consequently to declare the settlement deed dated 05.04.2016, executed in favour of the 1^st defendant, K.S.Palaniyandi, by impersonation, in respect of the suit schedule property in favour of his wife Sumathy, the 2^nd defendant as null and void. It is further stated that Sumathy on her behalf and her minor daughter Jaya sold the property to the 4^th defendant on 11.04.2016, vide document No.1153/2016. The plaintiff seeks to declare the said transactions as void ab-initio on the grounds of impersonation and fraud and also prays for a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from creating any further encumbrance over the suit s