(1.) The plaintiffs in O.S.No.18 of 1996 on the file of the Additional Sub Court, Mayiladuthurai, are the appellants.
(2.) The appellants filed the suit for declaration that they and the respondents 1 to 3 and the respondents 5 to 11 are the legal heirs of the deceased Mani Mudaliar and for partition of their 54/144th share in the suit properties.
(3.) The case of the plaintiffs is as follows:-