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Devan vs Rakhi R.Nair
2021 Latest Caselaw 4627 Ker

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 4627 Ker
Judgement Date : 9 February, 2021

Kerala High Court
Devan vs Rakhi R.Nair on 9 February, 2021
                IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                PRESENT

          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE

                                      &

                   THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS

     TUESDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 20TH MAGHA,1942

                         OP (FC).No.213 OF 2020

AGAINST THE ORDER IN I.A.NO.2090/2015 IN OP 193/2015 DATED 06-03-
              2020 OF FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA
                                 -----

PETITIONER/S:

      1         DEVAN, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O.GOVINDAN NAIR,
                SOUPANAM HOUSE, MUDIYOORKONAM,
                PANDALAM VILLAGE, ADOOR-689 501.

      2         SUJAMMA @ SUJATHA KUMARI, AGED 55 YEARS
                D/O.AMMINIAMMA, SOUPANAM HOUSE, MUDIYOORKONAM,
                PANDALAM VILLAGE, ADOOR-689 501.

      3         JAYAN PILLAI, AGED 56 YEARS,
                S/O.GANGADHARAN NAIR, MANIMALA HOUSE,
                V-KOTTAYAM MURI, KONNI-689 691.

      4         AMMINIAMMA, AGED 83 YEARS,
                W/O.LATE BHASKARAN NAIR,
                KUMUKKATTU HOUSE, ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
                PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.

                BY ADVS.
                SRI.G.UNNIKRISHNAN
                SRI.K.SANEESH KUMAR


RESPONDENT/S:

      1         RAKHI R.NAIR, AGED 39 YEARS,
                W/O.LATE RAJASEKHARAN NAIR,
                KUMBUKKATTU HOUSE, ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
                PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.

      2         LAKSHMI R.NAIR, AGED 18 YEARS,
                D/O.RAKHI R.NAIR, KUMBUKKATTU HOUSE,
                ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
                PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.
 O.P.(FC)Nos.213 & 231 of 2020    2



       3       PARVANA R. NAIR, AGED 8 YEARS,
               D/O.RAKHI R.NAIR, KUMBUKKATTU HOUSE, ARUVAPPULAM
               P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.

       4       P.C.RAJENDRAN NAIR, RETD. SUB REGISTRAR,
               RAMY SADANAM, PRAKKANAM P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA
               DISTRICT-689 691.

               R1-3 BY ADV. SRI.JOSE PALLATTUKARAN
               R4 BY ADV. SRI.S.SAJU
               R4 BY ADV. SRI.A.V.SAJAN
               R4 BY ADV. SMT.NEELANJANA NAIR

THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09.02.2021,
ALONG WITH OP (FC).231/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 O.P.(FC)Nos.213 & 231 of 2020      3




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                PRESENT

           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE

                                   &

                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS

     TUESDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 20TH MAGHA,1942

                         OP (FC).No.231 OF 2020

        AGAINST THE ORDER IN I.A.1459/2017 IN O.P.NO.193/2015
                    OF FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA
                                 ----


PETITIONER/S:

       1        DEVAN, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O.GOVINDAN NAIR,
                SOUPANAM HOUSE, MUDIYOORKONAM,
                PANDALAM VILLAGE, ADOOR-689 501.

       2        SUJAMMA @ SUJATHA KUMARI, AGED 55 YEARS,
                D/O.AMMINIAMMA, SOUPANAM HOUSE, MUDIYOORKONAM,
                PANDALAM VILLAGE, ADOOR-689 501.

       3        JAYAN PILLAI, AGED 56 YEARS,
                S/O.GANGADHARAN NAIR, MANIMALA HOUSE,
                V-KOTTAYAM MURI, KONNI-689 691.

       4        AMMINIAMMA, AGED 83 YEARS, W/O.LATE BHASKARAN
                NAIR, KUMUKKATTU HOUSE, ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
                PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.

                BY ADVS.
                SRI.G.UNNIKRISHNAN
                SRI.K.G.MURALEEDHARAN UNNITHAN
                SRI.K.SANEESH KUMAR


RESPONDENT/S:

       1        RAKHI R. NAIR, AGED 39 YEARS,
                W/O.LATE RAJASEKHARAN NAIR,
                KUMBUKKATTU HOUSE, ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
                PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.
 O.P.(FC)Nos.213 & 231 of 2020    4




       2       LAKSHMI R.NAIR, AGED 18 YEARS,
               D/O.RAKHI R.NAIR, KUMBUKKATTU HOUSE,
               ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
               PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.

       3       PARVANA R.NAIR, AGED 8 YEARS,
               D/O.RAKHI R.NAIR, KUMBUKKATTU HOUSE,
               ARUVAPPULAM P.O.,
               PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691.

       4       P.C.RAJENDRAN NAIR, RETD. SUB REGISTRAR,
               RAMYA SADANAM PRAKKANAM P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA
               DISTRICT-689 691.

       5       JAYADEVAN, S/O.VASUDEVAN,
               PLAVUNILKUNNATH HOUSE, ANGADICKAL VILLAGE,
               ANGADICKAL SOUTH P.O.,
               PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-691 555.


THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09.02.2021,
ALONG WITH OP (FC).213/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 O.P.(FC)Nos.213 & 231 of 2020            5



                                 JUDGMENT

[ OP (FC).213/2020, OP (FC).231/2020 ]

Dated this the 9th day of February 2021

A.Muhamed Mustaque, J.

These matters relate to the orders passed in

O.P.No.193/2015 on the file of the Family Court,

Pathanamthitta. The above original petition was filed

by respondents 1 to 3 for cancellation of the sale deed and consequential reliefs.

2. Pending the original petition, an application

was filed by respondents 1 to 3 to implead additional

respondents. They are Sub Registrar and witness to the

documents. That application was allowed. An amendment

petition has also been filed. Consequently, allowing

the impleading petition, the amendment petition was

also allowed. These orders are challenged in the

original petitions.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the

respondents, Sri.Jose Pallattukaran submits that

impleading petition was allowed, after issuing notice

to the proposed additional respondents in the

application. It is submitted that they never raised any

objection.

It is to be noted that additionally impleaded

respondents had not chosen to challenge the order. The

petitioners in this case are not prejudiced by such

impleadment. If at all any grievance can be raised,

that can be raised only by additionally impleaded

respondents. In such circumstances, we do not find any

merit in the original petitions. Accordingly, the

original petitions fail and are dismissed.

Sd/-

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE

JUDGE

Sd/-

C.S.DIAS

JUDGE

ln

APPENDIX OF OP (FC) NO.213/2020 PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED IN OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF IA 2090 OF 2018 IN OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED IN IA 2090 OF 2018 IN OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF IA 1459 OF 2017 IN OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED IN IA 1459 OF 2017 IN OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 06.03.2020 IN IA 2090/2018 IN OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS:NIL.

//TRUE COPY//

P.A.TO JUDGE

APPENDIX OF OP (FC)NO.231/2020 PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF OP NO.193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED IN OP 193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF IA 2090/2018 IN OP 193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED IN IA 2090/2018 IN OP 193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF IA 1459 OF 2017 IN OP 193/2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED IN IA 1459/2017 IN OP 193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 06.03.2020 IN IA 1459/17 IN OP 193 OF 2015 OF THE FAMILY COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS:NIL.

//TRUE COPY//

P.A.TO JUDGE

 
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