As per case facts, plaintiffs, legal representatives of original plaintiffs, sought partition of property claiming ancestral ownership and a trust created by Manickavasaga Swamigal, whose trustees they are. They alleged ... encroachment by defendants, who asserted their own title from 1903 through sale deeds. The Trial Court dismissed the suit, finding plaintiffs failed to prove title and possession, while defendants proved better title. Feeling aggrieved, plaintiffs appealed. The question arose whether plaintiffs established their title and possession and if the suit was maintainable when filed in an individual capacity rather than as trustees. Finally, the High Court found plaintiffs failed to establish title, accepted defendants' possession, and held the suit non-maintainable due to being filed in an individual capacity. The appeal was dismissed.