Kerala High Court

M.S. Eldhose vs Josh Varghese on 7 August, 2025

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                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                     PRESENT

                    THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. NATARAJAN

           THURSDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 16TH SRAVANA, 1947

                              OP(C) NO. 1911 OF 2025

         AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 04.06.2025 IN OP NO.6 OF 2023 OF

ASSISTANT SESSIONS COURT/SUB COURT/ COMMERCIAL COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA


PETITIONER/S:
      1     M.S. ELDHOSE
            AGED 71 YEARS
            MARACHERIL HOUSE KUTHUKUZHY KARA, KOTHAMANGALAM POST
            KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, PIN - 686691

     2        MAR BASELLIUS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
              KOTHAMANAGLAM PO, KOTHAMANGALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN
              M.S ELDHOSE., PIN - 686691

     3        MAR BASIL CHARITABLE TRUST
              KOTHAMANAGLAM PO, KOTHAMANGALAM,REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN M.S
              ELDHOSE., PIN - 686691

     4        MAR BASELLIUS MEDICAL MISSION TRUST
              KOTHAMANAGLAM PO, KOTHAMANGALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN,
              M.S ELDHOSE., PIN - 686691

     5        SAINT BASIL CHARITABLE TRUST
              KOTHAMANAGLAM PO, KOTHAMANGALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN,
              PIN - 686691

              BY ADVS.
              SRI.ALIAS M.CHERIAN
              SRI.K.M.RAPHY
              SHRI.BRISTO S PARIYARAM
              SMT.MINNU DARWIN
              SMT.RESHMA RAJESH




RESPONDENT/S:

     1        JOSH VARGHESE
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           AGED 44 YEARS
           MAACHERI KARUKADAM, KARUKADAM P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM ERNAKULAM, PIN
           - 686691

     2     MATHAI
           AGED 60 YEARS
           KURIAKKOSE,MALIYELIL, THANKULAM, THRIKKARIYOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN
           - 686691

     3     RIJU KURIAN
           AGED 40 YEARS
           PUTHENPURAKKAL T.B KUNNU, KOTHAMANGALAM P.0 ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,
           PIN - 686691

     4     MARTHOMA CHERIA PALLY
           KOTHAMANGALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEES, PIN - 686691

     5     C.I BABY
           AGED 63 YEARS
           CHUNDATTU HOUSE THANKALAM KARA, THRIKKARIYOOR POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     6     BINOY THOMAS
           MANNECHERIL HOUSE NADUKANI POST, PERUMANNOOR KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     7     JOHNSON KURIAKKOSE
           THEKKILAKKATTU HOUSE KOZHIPILLY KARA, KOZHIPPILY, KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     8     P.V POULOSE
           AGED 67 YEARS
           PZHIKKALLIL HOUSE KODNIMATTOM KARA, PALAMATTORM POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     9     JOMON MATHEW
           AGED 45 YEARS
           PALAKKADAN HOUSE KONDIMATTORM KARA, PALAMATTOM POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    10     BABY THOMAS
           AGED 70 YEARS
           ANJILIVELIL HOUSE THANKAM KARA, THRIKKARIYOOR POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN
           - 686691

    11     DR. BINOY DAS
           AGED 53 YEARS
           VENDUVAZHY KARA KOTHAMANGALAM P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK
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           ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    12     FR. JOSE PUTHUVAYAL
           AGED 50 YEARS
           PUTHUVAYAL HOUSE ONNAM MILE, M A COLLEGE P.O KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT VICAR, MARTHOMA CHERIA PALLY
           KOTHAMANGALAM, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, PIN - 686691

    13     ELIAS ABRAHAM
           AGED 71 YEARS
           MELETH HOUSE THANKAM KARA, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK ERNAKULAM
           DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    14     RAJU YOHANNAN
           AGED 71 YEARS
           MALIYIL HOUSE VENDUVAZHIKARA, KARUKADAM POST KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    15     MATHUKUTTY ISSAC
           AGED 71 YEARS
           EDAVILAYIL HOUSE KOTTAPPADI KARA, KOTTAPADI POST KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    16     GEORGE MATHEW
           AGED 73 YEARS
           VALETH HOUSE KURUR KARA, KOTHAMANGALAM POST KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    17     BINOY THOMAS
           AGED 61 YEARS
           ANJILIVELIL HOUSE THANKALAM KARA, THRIKKARIYOOR POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    18     VARGHESE P.M
           AGED 61 YEARS
           PALAPPILLIL HOUSE KARUKKADAM KARA, KAARUKKADAM POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    19     K.M JOY
           AGED 61 YEARS
           KOTHAMATTATHIL HOUSE KOZHIPILLI KARA, KOZHIPILLI POST
           KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    20     P.V VARKEY
           AGED 65 YEARS
           PAZHUKKALIL HOUSE VENDUVAZHIKARA KARUKADAM POST KOTHAMANGALAM
           TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

    21     K.V JOLLY
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            AGED 61 YEARS
            KOLLAMMALIL HOUSE MATHIRAPPILLI KARA KARUKADAM POST
            KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     22     ROY SKARIAH
            AGED 61 YEARS
            KUZHIVELIL HOUSE KOZHIPPILLI KARA, KOZHIPPILLI POST
            KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     23     ANEESH P. MATHEW
            AGED 46 YEARS
            PALAKKADAN HOUSE, THANGALAM KARA KOTHAMANGALAM POST,
            KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     24     THE SUB REGISTRAR
            SRO, KOTHAMANGALAM, ALUVA MUNNAR ROAD SH 16, KOTHAMANGALAM,
            ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     25     M.K BIJU
            AGED 55 YEARS
            MALEYALIL HOUSE NELLIKUZHY [PO], ELAMBRA, THRIKKARIYOOR
            KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691

     26     SOSAMMA KURIAKOSE
            AGED 62 YEARS
            MANNAPPARAMBIL VENDUVAZHY, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O KARUKADOM,
            ERNAKULAM, PIN - 686691

     27     BASIL GEORGE
            AGED 30 YEARS
            VADAKKECHALIL, AYKKADU THRIKKARIYOOR P.O ERNAKULAM, PIN -
            686692

            BY ADVS.
            SHRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU
            SHRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNAN (MVA)
            SRI.A.R.EASWAR LAL



     THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.08.2025, THE COURT
ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                            JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 07th day of August, 2025)

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to

withdraw the original petition with liberty to file a Civil Revision

Petition.

2.The submission is placed on record.

3.The original petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty

granted as prayed for.

The officer is directed to return the certified copies of the

documents to the counsel for the petitioner forthwith.

Sd/-

K. NATARAJAN JUDGE SJ 2025:KER:59046 OP(C) NO. 1911 OF 2025

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

Exhibit-P1 A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 04/06/2025 IN O.P NO. 6 OF 2023 PASSED BY THE SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P2 A TRUE COPY OF UDAMPADY 1986 DATED 2ND DAY OF THE MONTH DHANU OF THE MALAYALAM ERA 1110 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT/CHURCH Exhibit-P3 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF LEASE DEED NO.3386 OF 2019 DATED 14/08/2019 REGISTERED IN THE SUB REGISTRY OFFICE AT KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P4 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF LEASE DEED NO.3388 OF 2019 DATED 14/08/2019 REGISTERED IN THE SUB REGISTRY OFFICE AT KOTHAMANGALMA Exhibit-P5 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF LEASE DEED NO.3405 OF 2019 DATED 16/08/2019 REGISTERED IN THE SUB REGISTRY OFFICE AT KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P6 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF LEASE DEED NO.3406 OF 2019 DATED 16/08/2019 REGISTERED IN THE SUB REGISTRY OFFICE AT KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P7 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF LEASE DEED NO.3448 OF 2019 DATED 14/08/2019 REGISTERED IN THE SUB REGISTRY OFFICE AT KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P8 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF LEASE DEED NO.3449 OF 2019 DATED 20/08/2019 REGISTERED IN THE SUB REGISTRY OFFICE AT KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT/CHURCH HELD ON 11/08/2019.

Exhibit-P10 A TRUE COPY OF PLAINT IN OS. NO. 783 OF 2019 FILED BEFORE THE MUNSIFF COURT, KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P11 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL PETITION NO. 6 OF 2023 FILED BEFORE THE SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P12 A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS 1 TO 8 IN ORIGINAL PETITION NO. 6 OF 2023 FILED BEFORE THE SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P13 A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE 10TH RESPONDENT IN ORIGINAL PETITION NO. 6 OF 2023 FILED BEFORE THE SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P14 A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE 10TH AND 11TH RESPONDENTS IN ORIGINAL PETITION NO. 6 OF 2023 FILED BEFORE THE SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P15 A TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE 2025:KER:59046 OP(C) NO. 1911 OF 2025

GENERAL BODY MEETING OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT/CHURCH HELD ON 29/10/2023 Exhibit-P16 A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO FILED BY RESPONDENTS 1 TO 9 IN ORIGINAL PETITION NO. 6 OF 2023 FILED BEFORE THE SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P17 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE VOTERS LIST 2021 OF 1ST RESPONDENT/CHURCH Exhibit-P18 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE DETAILS OF THE MEMBERS OF MAR BASELIOS EDUCATIONAL TRUST Exhibit-P19 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE DETAILS OF THE MEMBERS OF MAR BASIL CHARITABLE TRUST Exhibit-P20 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE DETAILS OF THE MEMBERS OF MAR BASELLIUS MEDICAL MISSION TRUST Exhibit-P21 A TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE DETAILS OF THE MEMBERS OF SAINT BASIL TRUST Exhibit-P22 A TRUE COPY OF THE PLAINT IN O.S NO. 46 OF 2025 ON THE FILE OF SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P23 A TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT AND PETITION DATED 28/06/2025 FILED IN O.S NO. 46 OF 2025 ON THE FILE OF SUB COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA Exhibit-P24 A TRUE COPY OF THE DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/12/2008 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT/CHURCH IN THE SRO, KOTHAMANGALAM Exhibit-P25 A TRUE COPY OF THE LEASE DEED DATED 14/02/2006 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT/CHURCH IN THE SRO, KOTHAMANGALAM