ORDER

The defendants 1 and 2 in O.S. No.116 of 2023 before the learned District Munsif, Senthamangalam are the revision petitioners seeking to strike off the plaint in the said suit on the ground of re-litigation.

2. I have heard Mr.S.P.Chockalingam, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.P.Mathivanan, learned counsel for the contesting first respondent/plaintiff.

3. The learned counsel for the revision petitioners, Mr.S.P.Chockalingam would contend that the present suit in O.S. No.116 of 2023 is on the same lines of the earlier suit in O.S. No.474 of 1996 on the file of the District Munsif, Namakkal. The earlier suit in O.S. No.474 of 1996 attained finality before the Subordinate Court, Namakkal in First Appeal proceedings and despite the same, the present suit has been filed before the learned District Munsif, Senthamangalam.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.S.P.Chockalingam, would take me through the plaint in the earlier suit as well as the present suit to contend that the present suit is clearly an abuse of process of law and attempt at re-litigation which should never be entertained by this Court and therefore, he seeks interference under Article 227 of the Cons