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Haridas vs Unnikrishnan
2022 Latest Caselaw 8739 Ker

Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 8739 Ker
Judgement Date : 7 July, 2022

Kerala High Court
Haridas vs Unnikrishnan on 7 July, 2022
               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                               PRESENT
                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS
        THURSDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 16TH ASHADHA, 1944
                        OP(C) NO. 924 OF 2022
               IN OS 3/2021 OF DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD
PETITIONERS:

    1       HARIDAS
            AGED 60 YEARS
            SON OF BHASKARAN,
            ARTHUKKADUKALAM, EZHAKKAD,
            MUNDUR, PALAKKAD 678600, PIN - 678600

    2       PRASANTH
            AGED 43 YEARS
            SON OF KOCHUNNI,
            CHATHANKANDATHU HOUSE
            MANKARA,
            PALAKKAD 678613, PIN - 678613

            BY ADVS.
            SARATH M.S.
            B.PREMNATH (E)



RESPONDENTS:

    1       UNNIKRISHNAN
            AGED 55 YEARS
            SON OF RAMAN,
            PIRAYIRI AMSOM, PIRAYIRI VILLAGE, PIRAYIRI POST,
            PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678004

    2       SARITHA
            AGED 40 YEARS
            WIFE OF HARIDAS,
            ERANKKAD HOUSE, DEVINAGAR,
            PIRAYIRI AMSOM, PIRAYIRI VILLAGE, PIRAYIRI POST,
            PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678004

    3       R. UNNIKRISHNAN
            AGED 69 YEARS
            SON OF RAMANKUTTY, USHUS, THALAPOTTA,
            KINAVALLUR NO.1 VILLAGE, PALAKKAD TALUK,
            PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678612
 OP(C) NO. 924 OF 2022           2

    4     P. DIVAKARAN
          AGED 71 YEARS
          SON OF P.K. MUNSHI VAIDHYAR LATE,
          POTTIRAYIL VEEDU, KANHIKULAM POST, MUNDUR NO.2
          VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678596

    5     C.V. SUMESH BABU
          AGED 43 YEARS
          SON OF C.R. BHAVADAS,
          CHATHAMKULAM VEEDU, BANGLAVUKUNNU,
          KONGAD POST, KONGAD NO.1 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678631

    6     T.C. SURESH
          AGED 60 YEARS
          SON OF T.M. CHANDRAN,
          THONIPARAMBU VEEDU, MANKURISSI POST,
          MANKARA NO.1 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678613

    7     SURESH K.
          AGED 41 YEARS
          SON OF UNNIKRISHNAN,
          KALATHIL VEEDU, MAILAVIL, MANKARA POST,
          MANKARA NO.1 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678613

    8     ANILKUMAR
          AGED 64 YEARS
          SON OF KARUPPANDI,
          158, PRARTHANA VEEDU, CHANDRANAGAR POST,
          MARUTHA ROAD VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678007

    9     RAGHU.K.
          AGED 46 YEARS
          SON OF KRISHNANKUTTY,
          KRISHNA VEEDU, MANKAVU, KUNNATHURMEDU POST,
          PALAKKAD NO.3 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678013

   10     P.K. RAJAN
          AGED 68 YEARS
          SON OF KUNHUVELAN,
          8/281, RADHIKA VEEDU, PATTAMPADAM,
          KERALASSERY POST, KERALASSERY VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678641
 OP(C) NO. 924 OF 2022           3

   11     P.M. VIJAYAN
          AGED 65 YEARS
          SON OF MADHAVAN,
          KAVUNGUVELIYIL VEEDU, 10TH MILE, VELIKKAD POST,
          MUNDUR NO.2 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678592

   12     P.B. VIJAYAN
          AGED 63 YEARS
          SON OF BAHULEYAN,
          BEEJIS, PUDUR, KODUNTHIRAPPULLI POST, PIRAYIRI
          VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678004

   13     P.K. CHELLAPPAN
          AGED 64 YEARS
          SON OF KUNHAN,
          DWARAKA VEEDU, PULIYAPARAMBU, PUDUR,
          KOUDUNTHIRAPPULLI POST, PIRAYIRI VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678004

   14     SATHEESHKUMAR
          AGED 52 YEARS
          SON OF RAMAKRISHNAN,
          SATHEESH VIHAR, MELEPPURAM, OLAVAKKODE POST,
          PUTHUPPARIYARAM VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678002

   15     MANOJKUMAR
          AGED 40 YEARS
          SON OF CHATHUKUTTY,
          VAPPARAKKAL VEEDU, PARASSERI POST,
          KONGAD NO.2 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678613

   16     VIJAYAN
          AGED 62 YEARS
          SON OF KARUPPAN,
          NO.4, KRISHNA, VENKITESWARA GARDEN,
          PALLIPPURAM POST, PALAKKAD NO.1 VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 678006

   17     SREENARAYANA VIDHYA MANDIR TRUST
          IIND FLOOR, P.K.V. TOWER, PARALI CHECK POST P.O.,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN 678612,
          REPRESENTED BY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN M. RAMAKRISHNAN,
          SON OF LATE MALLU, PUTHENTHODI VEEDU, 5TH MILE,
          EDATHARA POST, PARALI NO.II VILLAGE,
          PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD VILLAGE, PALAKKAD
 OP(C) NO. 924 OF 2022                  4

             DISTRICT,, PIN - 678611

             BY ADVS.
             Sabu George
             P.B.KRISHNAN(K/1193/1994)
             P.B.SUBRAMANYAN(K/1145/2009)
             MANU VYASAN PETER(K/000652/2013)
             A.S DILEEP




     THIS     OP   (CIVIL)    HAVING   COME   UP    FOR    ADMISSION   ON
07.07.2022,     THE   COURT    ON   THE    SAME    DAY    DELIVERED    THE
FOLLOWING:
 OP(C) NO. 924 OF 2022              5



               Dated this the 7th day of July, 2022

                          JUDGMENT

The original petition is filed to direct the Court of

District Judge, Palakkad, to consider and dispose of I.A.

Nos.7/2022 and 9/2022 in O.S. No.3/2021, within a time

frame.

2. Pursuant to the order dated 03.06.2022 passed by

this Court, the learned District Judge, Palakkad, by

communication dated 21.06.2022, has informed this

Court that this Court had by order dated 29.03.2022 in

CRP No.304/2021, directed the court below to dispose of

I.A. No.1/2021 in O.S. No.3/2021 within one month from

the date of production of the order. The order was

produced before the court below on 18.05.2022.

Accordingly, the suit was advanced from 08.06.2022 to

18.05.2022 and posted to 20.05.2022. Notice was given

to all parties to appear on 20.05.2022. Then, the parties

submitted that there is an element of settlement.

Accordingly, the matter was referred for mediation. On

06.06.2022, the mediator reported that the matter was

not settled, while so, the petitioners have filed the

present applications, seeking to implead them as

supplemental defendants and respondents in the suit as

well as in the applications. The court below is prepared

to dispose of the above applications within a period of one

month.

3. Heard; Sri. Sarath M.S,. the learned the counsel

appearing for the petitioners, Sri.A. S. Dileep, the

learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2

and Sri.P.B.Krishnan, the learned counsel appearing for

the respondents 8 ,9, 10,12,13,14,16. In view of the

limited relief that I proposes to pass, I dispense with

notice to the other respondents.

4. In the light of the pleadings and materials on

record, particularly the fact that this Court by Ext.P3

order dated 29.03.2022, has directed the court below to

dispose of all pending applications before the court below

within a period of one month from the date of receipt of

the copy of the order, in exercise of the supervisory

jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the

Constitution of India, I direct the court below also to

consider and dispose of I.A. Nos.7 and 9/2022 filed by the

petitioners, in accordance with law, along with IA

No.1/2022 and other pending applications, within the

outer limit of one month from the date of receipt of the

certified copy of this judgment.

The original petition is ordered accordingly.

SD/-

C.S.DIAS, JUDGE

rmm07/07/2022

APPENDIX OF OP(C) 924/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PLANT IN O.S. NO.3/2021 ON THE FILE OF DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD DATED NIL

Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE I.A. NO. 1/2021 IN O.S.

NO.3/2021 ON THE FILE OF DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD DATED 8.2.2021

Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN C.R.P.

NO.304/2021 DATED 29/3/2022 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT DATED 29.3.2022

Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE I.A.9 /2022 DATED 26/5/2022 IN O.S. NO.3/2021 ON THE FILE OF DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD

Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE I.A. 7/2022 IN O.S.

NO.3/2021 ON THE FILE OF DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD DATED 26.5.2022

 
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