Kerala High Court

Bijulal vs Prakkulam Shri Gosthala Kavu Devi ... on 7 April, 2022

               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                               PRESENT
                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. BABU
     THURSDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1944
                        OP(C) NO. 677 OF 2022
        I.A.No.1/2020 IN OP 211/2020 OF DISTRICT COURT, KOLLAM
PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS:

    1       BIJULAL,
            AGED 49 YEARS,
            S/O MANILAL, RESIDING AT: KATTUMPURATHU VEEDU,
            PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE,
            KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602
    2       MOHANAN PILLAI,
            AGED 56 YEARS,
            S/O RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: NEDIYATHU VEEDU,
            PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE,
            KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602
    3       ANILPRABHA,
            AGED 45 YEARS,
            S/O PRABHAKARAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MATATHIL
            TEKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY,
            THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK,
            KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602
    4       NANDU,
            AGED 36 YEARS,
            S/O SASIDHARA PILLAI, RESIDING AT: NABALI AZHIKATHU
            VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA
            VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602
            BY ADVS.
            M.KIRANLAL
            R.RAJESH (VARKALA)
            MANU RAMACHANDRAN
            T.S.SARATH
            GEETHU KRISHNAN
            V.M.VISHNU MOHAN
            HARSHA SUSAN SAM


RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU DEVI KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI OFFICE, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT; REPRESENTED BY: REGUNATHAN PILLAI, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O PANKU PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MOONNAMKIZHAKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT (CONVENER OF TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE) , PIN - 691602 O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

2 PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU DEVI KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI, PRAKKULAM, REG. NO. KLM/TC/427/2016 SITUATED AT: SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU, KSHETHRA BHARAN SAMITHI OFFICE, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT; REPRESENTED BY: REGUNATHAN PILLAI, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O PANKU PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MOONNAMKIZHAKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 3 PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU HINDU PUNARUDHARANA SAMITHI Q NO. 19/1976, PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI OFFICE, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT; REPRESENTED BY: REGUNATHAN PILLAI, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O PANKU PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MOONNAMKIZHAKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT (CONVENER OF TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE) - 691 602 4 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF PARAKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU DEVI KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI, PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU DEVI KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI, PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU DEVI KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI OFFICE PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY: REGUNATHAN PILLAI, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O PANKU PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MOONNAMKIZHAKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT (CONVENER OF TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE) , PIN - 691602 5 REGUNATHAN PILLAI, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O PANKU PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MOONNAMKIZHAKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

6 RADHAKRISHNAN PILLAI, AGED 66 YEARS, S/O KESAVA PILLAI, RESIDING AT: MADATHIL THEKKATHIL, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 7 JAYPRAKASH, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O JANARDHANAN PILLAI, PANDAKASALA PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691602 8 BIJU T.V, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: KATTARATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 9 VISHNU, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RESIDING AT: KUTTKULANGARA VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691602 10 SURESHKUMAR, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O MADHUSOODHANAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: SURESH BHAVAN, KANJAVELI P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 11 SANTHOSH KUMAR, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O GOPINATHAN PILLAI, NANDANAM, CHOORATTUVEDDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691602 12 SETHUKUMAR, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O MADHUSOODHANAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: ANANTHA BHAVANAM, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

13 MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O SEVARAMAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: KURUVICHILAZHIKATH VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 14 SIVASANKARA PILLAI, AGED 77 YEARS, S/O SHANKU PANICKER, VILAVOOR VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 15 RAMADASAN PILLAI, AGED 70 YEARS, S/O MADHAVAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: RAJESH BHAVANAM, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 16 SIVASANKARAN PILLAI, AGED 75 YEARS, S/O MADHAVAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: CHITTILAKKATTU VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 17 MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O BALAKRISHNAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT: ACHUTHAM, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 18 DILEEP KUMAR G, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O GOPALA PILLAI, RESIDING AT: SD BHAVAN, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 19 THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 67 YEARS, S/O VASU PILLAI, RESIDING AT:

KURUVILACHAZHIKATHU VEEDU, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT , PIN - 691602 O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

20 THRIKKARUVA WELFARE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.

Q.1547 THRIKKARUVA, PRAKKULAM P.O., PRAKKULAM CHERY, THRIKKARUVA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT ; REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 691602 THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

K.BABU, J.

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O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

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Dated this the 7th day of April, 2022

JUDGMENT

The prayers in this Original Petition filed under Article 227 of

the Constitution of India are as follows:

"(i) Direct the Principal District Court, Kollam to dispose of Ext.P3 application in I.A.No.1/2020 in O.P.No.211/2020 expeditiously as possible.

(ii) To pass an order to restrain respondent Nos.5 to 9 from making any payments from the fund of the 1st respondent to the 19th and 20th respondents in relation with the subject matter of Ext.P2 Original Petition with restrain over conducting election to elect the officer bearers and members of the 4 th respondent till the disposal of Ext.P2.

(iii) Such other orders or directions deem fit on facts and in the interest of justice."

2. Heard Sri.M.Kiran Lal, the learned counsel appearing for

the petitioners.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that he

is only pressing for the expeditious disposal of O.P.No.211/2020

filed under Sec.92(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (for short 'the O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

CPC').

4. The petitioners filed the Original Petition seeking leave to

institute the suit seeking intervention and direction of the Court to

conduct an enquiry regarding the income and expenditure

account of Prakkulam Shri Gosthala Kavu Devi Kshethra Bharana

Samithi. The learned counsel submitted that the original petition

was filed as early as on 02.12.2020. It is submitted that all the

respondents entered appearance and filed counter affidavits.

5. The learned counsel submitted that along with the

original petition, they have filed I.A.No.1/2020, seeking interim

relief against the respondents. It is submitted that as no decision

has been taken in the original petition filed under Sec.92 CPC, the

application seeking interim relief could not be considered.

6. Having regard to the nature of reliefs sought in the

original petition and the stake involved, there will be a direction to

the District Court, Kollam to dispose of O.P.No.211/2020 in a

time-bound manner. The District Court, Kollam shall take a

decision in O.P.No.211/2020, the petition filed under Sec.92(1) of O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

the CPC, within one month from the date on which the Court

reopens after summer vacation.

The Original Petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/-

K.BABU, JUDGE KAS O.P(C) No.677 of 2022

APPENDIX OF OP(C) 677/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE BYELAW OF PRAKKULAM SHRI GOSTHALA KAVU DEVI KSHETHRA BHARANA SAMITHI, PRAKKULAM, REG. NO. KLM/TC/427/2016 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE O.P. NO. 211 OF 2020 DATED 2ND DECEMBER 2020 BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT COURT KOLLAM Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE I.A. NO. 1 OF 2020 IN O.P. NO. 211 OF 2020 PENDING BEFORE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT COURT KOLLAM