IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
P. Parameshwari – Appellant
Versus
Subbathal (Died) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. long-standing partition litigation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. dispute over property inheritance. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. evidence submission issues raised. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 12) |
| 4. legal representation and procedural compliance. (Para 10 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 21) |
| 5. legal complexities involving new parties in ongoing litigation. (Para 14) |
| 6. arguments presented regarding the right to file written statements. (Para 16) |
| 7. contextual arguments from plaintiffs and defendants. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 22) |
| 8. principle related to legal representation and its boundaries. (Para 23 , 24) |
| 9. legal standing of representatives clarified. (Para 25 , 27 , 28 , 30) |
| 10. final ruling and directions from the court. (Para 35) |
| 11. legal heirs' right to representation acknowledged. (Para 39 , 40 , 42) |
| 12. final ruling on legal representatives' involvement. (Para 50 , 51) |
ORDER :
V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
1. This is a truly unfortunate case. The litigation has been languishing for the past 27 years and that too, at the level of trial. The parties have been litigating only on the peripheries without being in a position to find the result of the litigation.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to

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