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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 14355

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P. KRISHNA KUMAR, J
GEORGE MATHAI – Appellant
Versus
O.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.BABU CHERUKARA, SRI.ARUN SAMUEL
For the Respondents: SRI.T.M.SUNIL, SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SRI.GEORGE KURUVILLA(ALAPPUZHA), SRI.A.R.GANGADAS, SRI.M.A.AUGUSTINE

Table of Content
1. petition details and relief request. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court observations on procedural conduct. (Para 3)

JUDGMENT

This petition is filed against Exts.P13 to P15 orders.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the respondents.

3. It is submitted during the course of hearing by the learned counsel for the respondent that the relief in I.A. No. 1683/2017 can be allowed on terms, if a proper affidavit is filed. However, as I.A. No. 1510/2017 was filed for summoning the officials from the Land Reforms Appellate Authority only for producing certain documents, it cannot be permitted since the petitioner could have produced the certified copies of those documents, it is submitted. It is also pointed out that one among the witnesses sought to be examined in the third application is a party to the proceedings, and hence he cannot be summoned by the adversary.

Considering the contentious nature of the case and the submissions made at the Bar, I am of the view that the petitioner can be granted one more opportunity to file proper applications before the trial court, in respect of the above aspects. At any rate, the petitioner cannot summon a party to the sui

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