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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
G.R.SWAMINATHAN
B. Pandiselvi – Appellant
Versus
Seelakariamman @ Ayyathal Temple – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner filed for amendment regarding declaration. (Para 1) |
| 2. jurisdiction and timeline of the case (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. counsel's arguments presented (Para 4) |
| 4. court's assessment of the amendment and limitations (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
ORDER :
G.R. SWAMINATHAN, J.
1. Heard both sides.
2. The plaintiff in O.S.No.115 of 2012 on the file of the District Munsif (FAC), Madurai Taluk is the revision petitioner herein.
3. The petitioner had originally filed the suit for permanent injunction. She then filed I.A.No.5 of 2023 for amending the plaint to include the relief of declaration. Vide order dated 03.09.2024, the Court below dismissed the petition for amendment. Questioning the same, this civil revision petition has been filed.
4. The learned counsel appearing for the revision petitioner reiterated all the contentions set out in the memorandum of grounds of the civil revision petition and called upon this Court to set aside the impugned order and grant relief as prayed for.
5. I am not swayed by the said submissions.
6. As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel appearing for the respondents, the suit was instituted way back in the year 2012. The written statement was filed o
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