JUDGMENT

Heard.

2.This Second Appeal is filed against the judgment and decree of the first appellate court/Principal Subordinate Court, Tindivanam in A.S. No.48 of 2009, dated 26.08.2011 which confirmed the judgment and decree of the trial court/District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Vannur in O.S. No.30 of 2002, dated 22.07.2009.

3.The appellant, who is the plaintiff, was unsuccessful before both the courts below. He instituted Original Suit No. 30 of 2002 seeking a declaration of title and a decree of permanent injunction in respect of an immovable property measuring 0.84 cents, situated on the eastern side of the land comprised in Survey No. 481/1A, R.S. No. 313/4, located in Vannur Panchayat, Vannur Village, Villupuram District.

4.In this appeal, the plaintiff before the Trial Court is the appellant, and the defendant is the first respondent. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to in the same rank as they stood in the Trial Court.

5.The brief facts of the case necessary for the disposal of this second appeal are as follows: It is an admitted fact that the suit property originally belonged to Perumal Gounder. On 02.09.1996, Perumal Gounder executed a reg