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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 20945

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SYAM KUMAR V.M., J
GEETHA.K., GIRIJA – Appellant
Versus
KOTTARATHIL RAJALAKSHMI, KOTTARATHIL SUMALINI, MUTHURAM.P., MANIKUMAR.P., MANOJ KUMAR.P, AMBIKARATHNAM, MOHANAN.K, K.SHANTHA KUMARI – Respondent
OP(C) NO. 255 OF 2021

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ, SRI.VARUN C.VIJAY, SMT.A.ARUNA, SRI. TARUN PHILIP

The court ruled that when a suit has been disposed of, any petition seeking relief related to that suit becomes moot and is closed as infructuous.

Headnote:This judgment addresses the procedural directive to the Munsiff’s Court in response to a petition requesting expedited handling of a specific application. The court noted that the underlying suit had been previously resolved, rendering the petition moot. The final ruling confirms the petition's closure due to lack of surviving issues.

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1. request for expedient handling of the application. (Para 1)
2. disposition of original petition due to resolution of underlying suit. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

This Original Petition is filed seeking to direct the Munsiff’s Court, Kannur, to dispose of Ext.P3 application expeditiously within a time frame.

2. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, Ad. Sri. Tarun Philip, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the suit has already been disposed of. In view of the said submission, nothing survives in the original petition and the same is closed as infructuous.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 20945

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMSYAM KUMAR V.M., JGEETHA.K., GIRIJA – AppellantVersusKOTTARATHIL RAJALAKSHMI, KOTTARATHIL SUMALINI, MUTHURAM.P., MANIKUMAR.P., MANOJ KUMAR.P, AMBIKARATHNAM, MOHANAN.K, K.SHANTHA KUMARI – RespondentOP(C) NO. 255 OF 2021

The court ruled that when a suit has been disposed of, any petition seeking relief related to that suit becomes moot and is closed as infructuous.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SYAM KUMAR V.M., J
GEETHA.K., GIRIJA – Appellant
Versus
KOTTARATHIL RAJALAKSHMI, KOTTARATHIL SUMALINI, MUTHURAM.P., MANIKUMAR.P., MANOJ KUMAR.P, AMBIKARATHNAM, MOHANAN.K, K.SHANTHA KUMARI – Respondent
OP(C) NO. 255 OF 2021