2026:MHC:910 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS JUDGMENT RESERVED ON : 22 / 08 / 2025 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 05 / 03 / 2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL APPEAL SUIT NO.715 OF 2019 Sebastian ... Appellant / Defendant Vs.

Kattari @ Selvaraj ... Respondent / Plaintiff PRAYER: First Appeal filed under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 praying to set aside the Judgment and Decree dated January 3, 2017 passed in O.S. No.11 of 2014 by the Principal District Court, Thiruvarur.

For Appellant : Mr.M.Thamizhavel For Respondent : Mr.K.Mahalingam

J U D G M E N T

Feeling aggrieved by the Judgment and Decree dated January

3, 2017 passed in O.S. No.11 of 2014 by 'the Principal District Court, Thiruvarur' ['Trial Court' for brevity], the defendant therein has filed this Appeal Suit under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 of 'the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908' ['CPC' for short].

2. For the sake of convenience, hereinafter, the parties will be referred to as per their array in the Original Suit.

PLAINTIFF'S CASE

3. The Suit Properties belong to the defendant. He had purchased the Suit Properties on different dates from different owners t