(1.) 15.196 cents of land comprised in old S.No.297/1 in Rajapalayam village in Virudhunagar District is the subject matter of the suit out of which the instant second appeal arises and this property shall hereinafter be referred to as 'suit property' for the sake of convenience and clarity. Description of the suit property as contained in the schedule to the plaint is as follows :
(2.) Six individuals (plaintiffs) filed a suit being O.S.No.329 of 1995 on the file of 'Additional District Munsif Court, Srivilliputhur' (hereinafter referred to as 'trial court' for brevity) against four individuals (defendants 1 to 4) and Executive Officer of 'Sri Peddhavanallur Mayuranatha Swamy Koil, Rajapalayam' (hereinafter referred to as 'said temple' for the sake of brevity). This suit was filed in the trial court on 26.07.1995.
(3.) Prayer in the aforesaid suit in the trial court was for declaration of title and consequential permanent injunction qua possession of suit property.