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4. The averments made in the written statement filed by the defendants 1 and 2 are in brief as follows:

(a) It is false to state that the suit properties were purchased by one Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar under separate sale deeds dated 25.01.1939 from one Pasoora Reddi and others and subsequently Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar and his brothers Rajagopala Udayar and Saminath Udayar constituted a joint Hindu Family and thereafter Rajagopala Udayar executed a release deed in favour of other two brothers and thereafter the said Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar and Saminatha Udayar had executed a registered settlement deed in favour of one Kannammal and the said Kannammal and her children had sold the suit properties to the plaintiff under the sale deed dated 10.10.1985. The aforesaid persons were never in possession and enjoyment of the property situated in S.No.511/1 (paimash No.485) ad measuring 22 cents out of 66 cents and the same has been shown as Item No.4 in the plaint. The land situated in Paimash No.485 originally belonged to one Kamatchiammal in patta No.78 of Pungathur. The said Kamatchiammal's heirs sold the property situated in Paimash No.485 ad-measuring 22 cents to the husband of the second defendant through a registered sale deed dated 09.03.1945. After resurvey, Paimash No.485 was assigned Survey http://www.judis.nic.in Number as S.No.511/1 and the same has been in possession and enjoyment of one Kuppusamy Nattar.

12. The plaintiff is tracing title to her property through Exs.A2 to A6. Whereas, the fourth defendant is tracing title to her property through Exs.B6, B7 and B9. Amongst the aforesaid documents, the oldest document is Ex.A2 dated 25.01.1939 which stands in the name of Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar. In the said document, it is also stated that 0.2.2 kani land situated in Paimash No.485 sold to the said Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar. In the said document, it is stated that http://www.judis.nic.in the aforesaid properties are situated on the north of Kamatchiammal's land. The next oldest document is Ex.B7 dated 09.03.1945. In the said document, it is stated that one Thayammal and legal heirs of Kamatchiammal had sold the property ad-measuring 0.2.2 kani land situated in Paimash No.485 among other lands in favour of one Kuppusamy Nattar son of Raji Nattar. In the said document, while describing the boundaries for the aforesaid property, it is stated that the said property is situated on the south of Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar's lands. From Exs.A2 and Ex.B7 it is clear that the property of Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar which has been purchased by him under Ex.A7 is situated on the northern side and the property purchased by Kuppusamy Nattar under Ex.B7 is situated on the southern side and it is also clear that they had purchased their properties from different persons.

14. The next oldest document is Ex.A4 dated 01.09.1950. Under the said document, the said Jittu Udayar @ Govinda Udayar and Saminatha Udayar had settled the suit properties in favour of one Kannammal. In the said document, while describing the property ad- measuring 0.2.2 kani land situated in Paimash No.485, it has been correctly mentioned, the southern boundary as Kuppusamy's land.

15. Ex.A6 is the mortgage deed dated 04.05.1981 executed by the said Kannammal and her sons in favour of Kuppusamy Nattar son of Raji Nattar. In the said document, for item No.4 instead of mentioning Paimash No.485, it has been mentioned as S.No.511/1 and 22 cents out of 66 cents. In the said document, the western boundary has been shown as Kuppusamy Nattar's land, eastern and northern boundaries have been shown as Alamelu Ammal's land. Ex.A5 is the sale deed dated 10.10.1985 executed by the said Kannammal and her sons in favour of the plaintiff namely, Salammal. In the said document also the same description has been given. http://www.judis.nic.in