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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 14538

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
EASWARAN S., J
RAJAN PILLAI FOUNDATION (REGD.) – Appellant
Versus
R. GOPINATHAN NAIR – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR, SHRI. AKASH S., SMT.RICHU THERESA ROBERT, SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.)
For the Respondents: SRI.SREEKANTH S.NAIR

Table of Content
1. appellants not parties in initial suit, seeking condonation of delay. (Para 1 , 2)
2. substantial questions regarding justification for delay cited. (Para 3)
3. court identifies error in first appellate court's dismissal rationale. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
4. condonation of delay upheld, emphasizing substantive reasoning. (Para 7)

J U D G M E N T

The appellants, who are not the parties to the suit, filed an appeal against the judgment and decree in O.S No.48/2018 on the files of the Additional Sub Court, Kollam. The suit is one for partition and permanent prohibitory injunction. The appellants are the managing trustees of a trust. The appellants claim that they were under bona fide impression that filing of an appeal by co- trustee would suffice the cause. But later found that the co-trustee has challenged the judgment of the trial court in his individual capacity. Further, under Section 13 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 , the trustee is bound to protect the trust property. In such circumstances, a separate appeal was preferred with an application to condone the delay of 60 days in filing the appeal. The respondents 1, 2 and 12 filed an objection stating that the trust had

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