KOKILAMBAL Vs. N RAMAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal is directed against an order passed by learned single Judge of the High Court of Madras in Second Appeal No.1866 of 1986 on November 19, 1998 whereby learned single Judge affirmed the judgment and order of the First Appellate Court and dismissed the second appeal filed by the appellant herein.

(2.) Brief facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. The plaintiff-respondent instituted Original Suit No.8182 of 1980 before the XVIth Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai praying for seven reliefs. The main reliefs prayed for in the suit read as under:

(3.) The basic question which calls for consideration is what is the effect of the earlier two settlements made by settlor Kokilambal in favour of deceased Varadan; and whether by virtue of that settlement deceased Varadan became the absolute owner and after his death whether Kokilambal reserved her right to revoke the settlement or not In order to appreciate the contents of the settlement of the suit schedule properties i.e. A and B it would be necessary to reproduce the recitals in the settlement deeds (A-1 and A-2) which read as under :