IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. BADHARUDEEN FRIDAY, THE 24^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA, 1945 RSA NO. 530 OF 2021 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 31.10.2019 IN OS

623/2015 OF PRINCIPAL MUNSIFF, ALAPPUZHA JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 27.01.2021 IN AS 74/2019 AND CROSS OBJECTION OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT-II, ALAPPUZHA APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS/DEFENDANTS:

1 JOSEPH JOHN, AGED 56 YEARS S/O. JOHN, ATTATHICHIRA HOUSE, THEKKEKKARA P.O, THEKKEKKARA MURI, CHAMBAKULAM VILLAGE, KUTTANAD TALUK, PIN CODE-688 503.

2 JOSEPH KOCHUPURA, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O. EANAS VALAYAM HOUSE, THEKKEKKARA P.O, THEKKEKKARA MURI, CHAMBAKULAM VILLAGE, KUTTANAD TALUK, PIN CODE-688 503.

3 THOMAS GEORGE, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. GEORGE, PALATHARA HOUSE, THEKKEKKARA MURI, CHAMBAKULAM VILLAGE, KUTTANAD TALUK, PIN CODE-688

503.

4 FR. DAMIYANOS, AGED 65 YEARS VICAR, ST. JOHNS CHURCH, THEKKEKKARA P.O, THEKKEKKARA MURI, CHAMBAKULAM VILLAGE, KUTTANAD TALUK, PIN CODE-688 503.

5 MAR JOSEPH PERUMTHOTTAM, AGED 70 YEARS ARCH BISHOP OF CHANGANACHERY, BISHOP'S HOUSE, CHANGANACHERRY, PIN CODE-686 101.

BY ADVS.

P.VISWANATHAN (SR.)

SHIBU JOSEPH AJITH VISWANATHAN SANU S MALAKEEL SAYED MANSOOR B