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11.(ii) In the cross examination, his evidence in the chief examination has not been shattered in any way. No motive was attributed to him to depose against the defendants. There is no room to smell-rat on his oral testimony. By his examination, execution of Ex.A-33 has been established.

11.(iii) Learned Senior Counsel Mr. R. Viduthalai appearing for the appellants would assail the settlement by stating that the evidence adduced by D.W.4, one of the attestors to the settlement, depicts suspicious circumstances shrouded the execution of the settlement deed and the Court may place reliance upon his evidence and reject the said deed. D.W.4 M.V. Rathnam is attesting witness to the settlement deed as well as the will. His mother-in-law is younger sister of Muniammal. He is auto driver by profession. He would say that on both the occasions viz., at the time of execution of the settlement deed and the Will, sedative injection (kaf;f Crp) was administered to Rengayya Chettiar and while he was unconscious, his signatures were obtained. He would say that while Rengayya Chettiar was bed ridden after his pelvis fracture, one Dr. Lavakumar was brought by Sekar who asked him to administer sedative injection and it was done, that to his query, Sekar told that there was no necessity to explain to him, that Rengayya Chettiar caught hold of his (D.W.4) hands and told him that Sekar and his father planned to grab his properties, that he (D.W.4) thought that he might leave the place without putting signature, however, he made up his mind to be there, since even if he were not there, Sekar would arrange some other persons for attestation and Rengayya Chettiar could not be safe-guarded and hence after signing the deeds he might explain the actual situation either before the Court or to the police, that Sekar obtained signatures of Rengayya Chettiar in every page, that he did not make him know the contents of the deed and purpose for which the signatures were obtained nor had he read out the recitals, that Sekar took him (D.W.4) and other witnesses to Registrar's office and signatures and thumb impressions of Rengayya Chettiar were obtained in the car itself and while Rengayya Chettiar quizzed, Sekar got angry and threatened him, and that he (D.W.4) and husband of Sekar's sister attested to the document and put their thumb impressions also.

11.(iv) On the date of execution of settlement deed on 28.1.1980 also sedative injection was administered to Rengayya Chettiar as stated above, as per D.W.4. He further adds that Sekar took the settlement deed and left the place by stating that he would obtain signature of auditor Sundaram and after obtaining the same he got signatures from other witnesses and that he (D.W.4) and Elayaperumal attested after signatures and thumb impressions were received from Rengayya Chettiar while he was in the car by the office peon. He comes forward with identical story while he says about the execution of the adoption dated 30.1.1980. Even though he had not attested to it, he claims that he was present at the time of execution of the adoption deed and the signatures were obtained from Rengayya Chettiar by Sekar by administering sedative injection and that Padmalochani ammal did not say that she accepted the adoption.

11.(v) While this court carefully scans the oral testimony of D.W.4, it could be concluded unhesitatingly that it does not bear the ring of truth. All the three deeds were executed in January 1980 but only on 18.4.2004, after a quite long period of 24 years, he came forward to say that signatures and thumb impressions were obtained form Rengayya Chettiar when he was in sedation. It is interesting to note that on all the occasions as per his oral account, Sekar arranged to administer sedative injection to him which is quite unbelievable for the reason that he had been keeping quiet for a very long time without divulging the same to anybody else or in any earlier proceedings.