2019 Supreme(Online)(KER) 47154
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL THOMAS
TUESDAY ,THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 / 28TH PHALGUNA, 1940
OP(C).No. 927 of 2019
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OS 77/2016 of ADDITIONAL SUB COURT,
PALAKKAD
PETITIONER/4
th DEFENDANT:
BRIJESH,
AGED 44 YEARS
S/O.RAMAN KUTTY GUPTHAN,
MUTHALAMKUNNATH HOUSE,MANNAMPATTA,
OTTAPPALAM TALUK,PALAKKAD.
BY ADVS.
SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN
SRI.K.V.WINSTON
RESPONDENT/PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS 1 TO 3:
1
ARUMUGHAN, AGED 61 YEARS,
S/O NARAYANATHARAKAN,KALATHIL VEEDU,
MANNUR WEST,PALAKKAD,PIN-678642.
2
PRASAD,
AGED 47 YEARS
S/O.SUBRAMANIAN,JAYASREE NIVAS,
KARNNAKI NAGAR,VADAKKANTHARA,
PALAKKAD,PIN-678012.
3
RAKESH @ MANI,
AGED 43 YEARS
S/O.BALACHANDRAN,AMMINI NILAYAM,
KARNAKI NAGAR,VADAKKANTHARA,
PALAKKAD,PIN-678012.
4
DHARMARAJ,
AGED 54 YEARS
S/O.PICHAYADEVAN,LAKSHMI HOUSE,
KARNNAKI NAGAR,VADAKKANTHARA,
PALAKKAD,PIN-678012.
THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.03.2019, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
O.P.(C) No. 927/2019
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Petitioner herein, who is the 4th defendant in O.S.No.77/2016 who
suffered an ex parte judgment and decree, has approached this court
earlier for expeditious disposal of RPIA No.244/2019 and IA No.
243/2019 pending before the Additional Sub Court, Palakkad. This
court by order in OP No.223/2019 directed the court below to consider
those applications as expeditiously as possible,at any rate, within one
month from the date of receipt of a copy of that judgment. Status quo
was also ordered to be maintained in the meanwhile.
2. It emerges that, petitioner herein thereafter filed Ext.P6
additional affidavit to make averments regarding certain facts which did
not form part of the earlier applications filed by him. Exts.P7 and P8
applications were filed for receiving the additional affidavit in RPIA No.
244/2019 and IA No. 243/2019. Petitioner has again approached this
court for a direction to the court below to consider Exts.P6, P7 and P8
along with the consideration of RPIA No. 244/2019 and IA No.243/2019.
3. It is true that, when the petitioner approached this court earlier
and obtained order in OPC No.223/2019, the necessity of filing the
additional affidavit was not brought to the notice of this court. Probably,
it was not thought at that point of time. It is for the court below to
consider whether the additional affidavit is to be accepted, definitely, after
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hearing the other side, I am not inclined to pass any comment on that.
Hence, the court below may be directed to consider the above
applications as expeditiously as possible before final orders are passed
on RPIA No.244/2019 and IA No. 243/2019.
4. Having considered the limited prayer sought by the petitioner
and the limited relief that is proposed to be granted, I feel that notice to
the respondent can be dispensed with since it will not cause any
prejudce to the opposite side.
5. Accordingly, I am inclined to dispose of the original petition with
a direction to the court below to consider Exts.P6, P7 and Ext.P8 as
expeditiously as possible after affording an opportunity of being heard
and pass appropriate orders before final orders are passed on RPIA No.
244/2019 and IA No. 243/2019 ,
6. Accordingly, the time limit prescribed for disposal of compliance
of the order in OP(C) No.223/22019 will stand extended till 12/4/2019.
Petitioner shall forthwith produce copy of this order before the court
below. Status quo will continue till that time.
The original petition is disposed of as above.
Sd/-
SUNIL THOMAS
dpk
JUDGE
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1
A TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION IN
O.S.NO.77/2016 OF THE COURT OF THE
ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE JUDGE OF
PALAKKAD DATED 19.2.2015.
EXHIBIT P2
A TRUE COPY OF REGISTERED SALE DEED
NUMBER 6220/2010 OF THE SRO PALAKKAD
DATED 21.8.2010.
EXHIBIT P3
A TRUE COPY OF RPIA N0.244/2019 IN
O.S.NO.77/2016 OF THE COURT OF THE
ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE JUDGE OF
PALAKKAD DATED 17.1.2019.
EXHIBIT P4
A TRUE COPY OF I.A.NO.243/2019 IN
O.S.77/2016 OF THE COURT OF THE
ADDTIONAL SUBORDINATE JUDGE OF PALAKKAD
DATED 17.1.2019.
EXHIBIT P5
A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED
FEBRUARY 12,2019 IN OP(C)NO.223/2019 OF
THIS HONOURABLE COURT.
EXHIBIT P6
A TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL AFFIDAVIT
FILED BY THE PETITIONER IN
I.A.NO.243/2019 IN O.S.77/2016 OF THE
COURT OF THE ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE
JUGE OF PALAKKAD DATED 25.2.2019.
EXHIBIT P7
A TRUE COPY OF THE I.A.NO.798/2019 IN
I.A.NO.243/2019 IN O.S.77/2016 OF THE
COURT OF THE ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE
JUDGE OF PALAKKAD DATED 25.2.2019.
EXHIBIT P8
A TRUE COPY OF I.A.NO.799/2019 IN
I.A.NO.244/2019 IN O.S.77/2016 OF THE
COURT OF THE ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE
JUDGE OF PALAKKAD DATED 25.2.2019.