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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN
Sadakula Telungar Sangam, Represented by its President J. Palani, S/o Jayaraman – Appellant
Versus
Mount Saint Joseph Convent, represented by its Mother Superior – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. litigation over community property rights. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. previous court decisions established community ownership. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. community members collectively entitled to properties. (Para 6 , 10) |
| 4. procedural issues regarding representation and notice. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. mandatory notice under cpc for representative suits. (Para 11 , 14) |
| 6. court's obligation to issue notice (Para 12) |
| 7. appeal resolved on procedural errors, case restored for trial. (Para 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT :
V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
1. This is a very unfortunate case languishing in the Courts litigating over the rights of a community over the suit schedule properties from 1989 onwards.
2. The appellant before me is the plaintiff in the suit. He laid O.S.No.186 of 2002 on the file of the learned Principal Subordinate Judge at Tiruvannamalai. The said suit sought for the relief of declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to manage the suit schedule mentioned properties on behalf of Sadukula Telungar Sangam and for a permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 and 2 from interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaintiff. The plaintiff also sought for an injunction that
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