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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C.V. KARTHIKEYAN
Park Town Benefit Fund – Appellant
Versus
M.K. Kannan (Died) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of the parties and case history. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. mortgage amounts and repayment claims. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. issues framed for trial. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. process in the first appellate court. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. arguments presented by parties. (Para 20 , 21 , 24) |
| 6. discussions on interest rates and judicial discretion. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 7. legal principles governing interest in redemption. (Para 39 , 40 , 42) |
| 8. court’s directive for accounting and future hearings. (Para 51 , 56) |
JUDGMENT :
C.V. KARTHIKEYAN, J.
1. The 1st defendant in O.S. No.6124 of 2001 on the file of the First Assistant City Civil Court at Chennai and the 3rd respondent, who was subsequently impleaded in the First Appeal, are the appellants herein. Pending appeal, the 1st respondent/plaintiff in the suit died and his legal representatives had been brought on record as further respondents.
2. O.S. No. 6124 of 2001 had been filed by the 1st respondent-M.K.Kannan under Section 60 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1889 seeking a judgment and decree directing the 1 defendant to cancel the mortgage deeds dated 06.09.1996 and 02.06.1997 and consequently, to redeem the schedule
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