3.The appellant herein is the 3rd defendant in both the suits O.S No. 831 of 2009 and 832 of 2009 on the file of the District Munsif's Court, Sanakarapuram, filed by the plaintiffs for the relief of partition and also for the relief of declaration and permanent injunction by contending that the suit properties are the self acquired property of Gopal Gounder, husband of the first plaintiff, thereby claiming 11/16 shares in the suit properties 1st defendant is the son of Gopal Gounder remains exparte, second defendant also remains exparte. The purchaser of the suit properties third defendant contested the suit and submitted that as per the oral partition held between the plaintiffs and the first defendant 0.63 ¼ acre was allotted in favour of the first defendant and he sold property to the second defendant and after three years, the second defendant sold the property to the third defendant for valid consideration. Thereafter, he enjoyed the suit property. On considering the rival submissions in O.S No.832 of 2009 the trial Court concluded that plaintiffs are entitled to 11/16 share in the suit property and the same was decreed in favour of the plaintiffs. With regard to O.S No.831 of 2009, the
