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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R. HEMALATHA
R. Neelammal – Appellant
Versus
J. Vinu – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
R. HEMALATHA, J.
1. The appellant is the plaintiff in O.S. No.37/2009 on the file of the Subordinate Court, Arani and she filed the said suit claiming half share in the maturity value of the suit deposit in the second defendant bank under Receipt number 123062 dated 22.01.2007 made by her husband Ramakrishna Reddiar (since deceased) along with the first defendant J. Vinu. She also prayed for a permanent injunction restraining the second defendant bank from disbursing the entire deposit amount to the first defendant and for costs.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking in the trial court and at appropriate places, their rank in the present second appeal would also be indicated.
3.The case of the plaintiff in a nutshell is as follows :
3.1. The plaintiff is the wife of late Ramakrishna Reddiar. Ramakrishna Reddiar owned several properties including a rice mill. Since Ramakrishna Reddiar and the plaintiff did not have any issues, Ramakrishna Reddiar's sister's sons were assisting him in his business. Therefore, Ramakrishna Reddiar made several deposits including a sum of Rs.4,95,000/- with the second defendant bank under the scheme 'vala
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