LAWS(MAD)-2011-11-261

R JANAKIAMMAL Vs. S R SOMASUNDARAM

Decided On November 23, 2011
R. JANAKIAMMAL Appellant
V/S
S.R.SOMASUNDARAM Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE plaintiff and the seventh defendant, being aggrieved by the judgment and decree, dated 30.09.1997, passed in O.S.No.1101 of 1987 on the file of the Subordinate Court, Coimbatore, have filed A.S.Nos.332 of 1999 and 281 of 2000, respectively.

(2.) FOR the sake of convenience, the parties to the appeals are referred to as per their ranking in the suit.

(3.) IN 1969, a land was purchased and a factory was put up wherein a sizing unit in the name of 'Sri Ranga Vilas Warping and Sizing Factory' is functioning, which is shown as Item No.5 of Schedule 'B'. IN 1972, a Tea Estate popularly known as 'High Field Estate' in the name of defendants 1, 4, 10 and plaintiff was purchased and the same is shown as Item No.6 of Schedule 'B'. A private limited company, known as Swamy and Swamy Plantations (P) Ltd., was promoted and the company purchased Spring Field Estate and High Field Tea Factory. The share holdings in the company are shown as Item No.7 of Schedule 'B'. IN 1975, 50 acres of lands were purchased in Vedapatti Village, in Coimbatore, in the names of defendants 1, 4 and plaintiff which is shown as Item No.8 of Schedule 'B'. IN 1975-1976, about 6 acres of agricultural lands were purchased in Samalpuram Village in the name of the second defendant out of the joint family funds, which is shown as Item No.9 of Schedule 'B'. IN 1978, a palatial bungalow was purchased in Tatabad, Coimbatore, which is shown as Item No.10 of Schedule 'B' and the same was acquired with the funds of joint family and for the benefit of the family.