12. It is further contended by the learned counsel for the appellant-first defendant that the respondents-plaintiffs have filed suit in O.S.No.85 of 1987 and the appeal admittedly is pending. Learned counsel for the appellant-first defendant relied on the decisions of the Supreme Court reported in AIR 2009 SC 1103 (Bachhaj Nahar Vs. Nilima Mandal) and 2009 (1) M.L.J. 1001 (SC) (Anathula Sudhakar Vs. P.Buchi Reddy). The learned counsel for the appellant-second defendant prayed for allowing the Second Appeal.
Tax has also been paid as per Exs.A-2 to 6. Since it is a vacant site, the possession follows title. The first appellate Court considered these aspects in proper perspective and came to the correct conclusion and there is no irregularity in the judgment passed by the first appellate Court and hence, he prayed for dismissal of the Second Appeal. Learned counsel for the respondents-plaintiffs also relied on the decision of this Court reported in 1998 (2) M.L.J. 351 (Muthu Goundar Vs. Poosari alias Palaniappan).
In this regard it is worthwhile to refer to the decision of Nainar Sundaram,J. (as he then was) reported in Krishnan v. Lakshmi Ammal, (1989) 2 L.W. 76. In an identical circumstance, the learned Judge has concluded: