JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the defendant in P.O.P.No.33/2006 before the 1st Additional Sub Court, Thrissur. The respondent is the plaintiff/ petitioner in the above case. The suit has been filed by the respondent herein for realisation of an amount of Rs.10,60,000/-, being the amount allegedly borrowed by the petitioner. The case of the respondent/ plaintiff is that towards the borrowed amount, the defendant has issued cheque for the same amount, and the same was dishonoured.

2. The respondent has filed the above case as an indigent person for the reason that, she has no “sufficient means” to pay the court fee of Rs.1,04,710/-. The respondent/ plaintiff has filed detailed list of both movable and immovable assets in her possession. She has also stated that she is not having any ornaments or property and had not assigned or purchased any property within a period of three months from the date of petition. A true copy of P.O.P.No.33/2006 pending before the First Additional Sub Court, Thrissur is produced and marked as Ext.P1.

3. The petitioner has filed a detailed counter stating that the respondent is having sufficient income to pay the court fee. The respondent had ornaments in her han