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Annakkili vs Dakshinamurthy
2021 Latest Caselaw 10216 Mad

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 10216 Mad
Judgement Date : 21 April, 2021

Madras High Court
Annakkili vs Dakshinamurthy on 21 April, 2021
                                                                            A.S.Nos.783 & 1017 of 2001


                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                 DATED: 21.04.2021

                                                     CORAM

                                   THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY


                                              A.S.Nos.783 & 1017 of 2001
                                        and C.M.P.Nos.5955, 5982 &5986 of 2019

                     A.S.No.783 of 2001

                     Annakkili                                             ... Appellant

                                                            Vs
                     1. Dakshinamurthy
                     2. Durai
                     3.Vasuki (Died)
                     4.Arivazhi
                     5.Valluvan
                     6.Banu
                     7.Minor Karthikeyan
                     8.Minor Kavitha
                     9.S.Tamilselvi
                     10.S.Sathish Kumar                                    ..Respondents

(R9 & R10 are brought on record as L/R's of the deceased R3 vide order of this Court dated 20.12.2007 made in C.M.P.Nos. 14 to 16/2007)

(R7 & R8 declared as major vide order of Court dated 20.12.2007 made in C.M.P.No.39/2007 and their guardian

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Banu revoked from guardianship vide order of Court dated 20.12.2007 made in C.M.P.No.39 of 2007)

Prayer : First Appeal filed under Section 96 of Civil Procedure Code against the Decree and Judgment dated 24.07.1997 made in O.S.No.3907/89 on the file of the VI Additional Judge/City Civil Court, Chennai.

For Appellant .. Mr.M.V.Venkatasesham

For Respondents .. Mr.R.Prabakar (R2,R6, R7 to 10) No appearance (R4 & R5)

A.S.No.1017 of 2001

Annakili ... Appellant

Vs

1. Dakshinamurthy

2. Durai

3.Vasuki (Died)

4.M.Banu

5.Minor Karthikeyan

6.Minor Kavitha

7.S.Tamilselvi

8.S.Sathish Kumar ..Respondents

(R7 & R8 are brought on record as L/R's of the deceased R3 vide order of this Court dated 20.12.2007

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made in C.M.P.Nos. 11 to 13/2007)

(R5 & R6 declared as major and their guardian Banu revoked from guardianship vide order of Court dated 20.12.2007 made in C.M.P.No.40 of 2007)

Prayer : First Appeal filed under Section 96 of Civil Procedure Code against the Decree and Judgment dated 24.07.1997 made in O.S.No.7373/88 on the file of the VI Additional Judge/City Civil Court, Chennai.


                                       For Appellant   ..      Mr.M.V.Venkatasesham
                                       For Respondents ..      Mr.R.Prabakar
                                                               (R2,R4 to 8)


                                             COMMON           J U D G M ENT

When these matters are taken up for hearing, Mr.R.Prabhakar the

learned counsel appearing for the respondents 2,6 to 10 in A.S.No.783 of

2001 filed a Memo dated 02.07.2015 stating that the first respondent namely

Dakshinamurthy passed away on 19.11.2008 leaving behind his legal heirs

viz., 1.Durai, 2. Banu, 3. Mani, 4. M.Karthikeyan, 4. Kavitha,

5.S.Tamilselvi and S.Sathikumar, who are already on record as Respondents

2,6 to 10 in the above appeal. The said Memo is recorded.

2. Further, Mr.R.Prabhakar the learned counsel appearing for the

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respondents 2, 6 to 8 in A.S.No.1017 of 2001 filed a Memo dated

02.07.2015 stating that the first respondent namely Dakshinamurthy passed

away on 19.11.2008 leaving behind his legal heirs viz., 1.Durai, 2. Banu, 3.

Mani, 4. M.Karthikeyan, 4. Kavitha, 5.S.Tamilselvi, and S.Sathikumar,

who are already on record as Respondents 2,6 to 8 in the above appeal. The

said Memo is recorded.

3. The learned counsel appearing on either side submitted that the

matter has been settled between the parties and a Memo of compromise

dated 09.04.2021 has been filed to that effect, which reads as under:

"1.The appellant filed O.S.No.3907 of 1998 on the file of 6th Additional City Civil Court for partition. But appellant was in possession of that portion so the respondents filed O.S.No.7373 of 1988 for recovery of possession of the very same property. Both suits were tried together.

The suit filed by the appellant was dismissed and the suit filed by the respondent was decreed. So the appellant filed A.S.No.783 of 2001 and A.S.No.1017

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of 2001 on the file of this Court.

2.Pending appeal the matter was referred to mediation. In the mediation the appellant accepted to pay Rs.1,50,00,000/- (Rupees One Crore Fifty Lakhs only) to the respondents as per their demand and the respondents further accepts the title of the appellant/defendant in O.S.No.7373 of 1988 and accepts the exclusive the possession of the appellant.

                                         3.    Accordingly       a      sum      of
                                   Rs.1,15,00,000/-    (Rupees       One      Crore

Fifteen Lakhs only) has already been paid by the appellant, when the matter was listed before his Lordship Mr.Justice S.Sunder. At that time appellant offered to pay balance sum of Rs.35,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Five Lakhs only) towards balance sum on or before 30.04.2021. To prove his bonafide the appellant paid a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) by way of two Demand Drafts on 17.12.2020. Now the appellant is paying final sum of Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs

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only) By way of two DD's Bearing No.949182 dated 01.02.2021 for Rs.2,50,000/- and another D.D. bearing No.949047 dated 12.01.2021 for Rs.22,50,000/- (Rupees Twenty Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand Only) drawn on State Bank of India, Ashok Nagar Branch.

4.The respondent accepts that appellant has paid entire sale consideration as demanded by them. Hence the respondents has no objection for allowing both the appeals and setting aside the decrees of the trial Court. The respondents further undertakes to close the E.P. pending before the executing Court. The respondents further submit that they have no objection for receiving the original title document marked as Ex.A1 to A5 by the appellant before this Court.

Therefore, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to record this Memo and pass the decree in favour of the appellant and thus render justice."

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Recording the said Memo of Compromise dated 09.04.2021 these

appeals are decreed in terms of Joint Memo of Compromise. The Joint

Memo of Compromise shall form part of the decree. No costs.

19.04.2021 Index: Yes/No Speaking Order/Non Speaking Order arr

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KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J.

arr

To

The VI Additional City Civil Court, Chennai.

A.S.Nos.783 & 1017 of 2001

19.04.2021

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/

 
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