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P.S.Rudhrakumar vs Arulmigu Abhinava Dharma ...
2021 Latest Caselaw 1362 Mad

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 1362 Mad
Judgement Date : 21 January, 2021

Madras High Court
P.S.Rudhrakumar vs Arulmigu Abhinava Dharma ... on 21 January, 2021
                                                                              O.S.A. Nos. 21 to 23 of 2019

                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                DATED : 21.01.2021

                                                     CORAM :

                                     THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN
                                                       and
                                    THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU

                                             O.S.A. Nos. 21 to 23 of 2019

                O.S.A. No. 21 of 2019:-
                P.S.Rudhrakumar                                                       ...     Appellant
                                                         Vs.

                1. Arulmigu Abhinava Dharma Sivachariar Mutt
                   Represented by Treasurer and Trustee
                   P.S.Krishnamurthy
                   73/38, Kachaleeswarar Agraharam
                   Chennai – 600 001.
                2. P.Ekambaram
                3. A.N.Suresh Kumar
                4. G.Gopal
                5. B.Srinivasan
                6. M.K.Chelliappan
                7. K.Senthilvellan
                [Fifth to Seventh Respondents are
                impleaded as per order dated 21.01.2021
                made in C.M.P. No. 17954 of 2019 in
                O.S.A. No. 21 of 2019.]
                                                                                ...         Respondents

                Prayer : Original Side Appeal filed under Order XXXVI Rule 1 of the Original
                Side Rules read with Clause XV of the Letters Patent praying to set aside the order
                and decree dated 31.07.2018 in O.A. No. 648 of 2018 in C.S. No. 455 of 2018.


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                          For Appellant   :    Mr. K.Chandrasekaran

                          For Respondents :    Mr. V.Lakshminarayanan (For R1)
                                               Mr. Ashokpathy
                                               For M/s. Pass Associates (For R2 to R4)
                                               Mr. R.Singaravelan, Senior Counsel
                                               For M/s. M.Rajamani (For R5 to R7)
                                               Mr. K.M.Ramesh, Advocate Commissioner

                O.S.A. No. 22 of 2019:-

                P.S.Rudhrakumar                                                       ...     Appellant
                                                       Vs.

                1. Arulmigu Abhinava Dharma Sivachariar Mutt
                   Represented by Treasurer and Trustee
                   P.S.Krishnamurthy
                   73/38, Kachaleeswarar Agraharam
                   Chennai – 600 001.
                2. P.Ekambaram
                3. A.N.Suresh Kumar
                4. G.Gopal
                5. B.Srinivasan
                6. M.K.Chelliappan
                7. K.Senthilvellan
                [Fifth to Seventh Respondents are
                impleaded as per order dated 21.01.2021
                made in C.M.P. No. 17947 of 2019 in
                O.S.A. No. 22 of 2019.]
                                                                                ...         Respondents

                Prayer : Original Side Appeal filed under Order XXXVI Rule 1 of the Original
                Side Rules read with Clause XV of the Letters Patent praying to set aside the order
                and decree dated 31.07.2018 in A. No. 5187 of 2018 in C.S. No. 455 of 2018.

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                          For Appellant   :    Mr. K.Chandrasekaran

                          For Respondents :    Mr. V.Lakshminarayanan (For R1)
                                               Mr. Ashokpathy
                                               For M/s. Pass Associates (For R2 to R4)
                                               Mr. R.Singaravelan, Senior Counsel
                                               For M/s. M.Rajamani (For R5 to R7)
                                               Mr. K.M.Ramesh, Advocate Commissioner

                O.S.A. No. 23 of 2019:-
                P.S.Rudhrakumar                                                       ...     Appellant

                                                       Vs.

                1. Arulmigu Abhinava Dharma Sivachariar Mutt
                   Represented by Treasurer and Trustee
                   P.S.Krishnamurthy
                   73/38, Kachaleeswarar Agraharam
                   Chennai – 600 001.
                2. P.Ekambaram
                3. A.N.Suresh Kumar
                4. G.Gopal
                5. B.Srinivasan
                6. M.K.Chelliappan
                7. K.Senthilvellan
                [Fifth to Seventh Respondents are
                impleaded as per order dated 21.01.2021
                made in C.M.P. No. 17951 of 2019 in
                O.S.A. No. 23 of 2019.]
                                                                                ...         Respondents

                Prayer : Original Side Appeal filed under Order XXXVI Rule 1 of the Original
                Side Rules read with Clause XV of the Letters Patent praying to set aside the order

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                and decree dated 31.07.2018 in O.A. No. 649 of 2018 in C.S. No. 455 of 2018.




                          For Appellant         :    Mr. K.Chandrasekaran

                          For Respondents :          Mr. V.Lakshminarayanan (For R1)
                                                     Mr. Ashokpathy
                                                     For M/s. Pass Associates (For R2 to R4)
                                                     Mr. R.Singaravelan, Senior Counsel
                                                     For M/s. M.Rajamani (For R5 to R7)
                                                     Mr. K.M.Ramesh, Advocate Commissioner

                                              COMMON JUDGMENT
                                   [Judgment of the Court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN, J.,]


                          When these matters are called today, Mr. K.Chandrasekaran, Learned

                Counsel for the Appellant would submit that pursuant to the orders of this Court

                election to the office of the Trustees has been held and therefore, the Appeals have

                become infructuous. Further, he would submit that Appeals arise out of the

                proceedings in C.S. No. 455 of 2018 and the same has been transferred and

                re-numbered as O.S. No. 4775 of 2019 on the file of the XVII Additional City

                Civil Court, Chennai, due to increase in pecuniary jurisdiction.



                2.        It is also submitted that the Suit itself has become infructuous, in view of

                the election held. Therefore, the Original Side Appeals are dismissed as

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                infructuous. In view of the dismissal of the above Original Side Appeals as

                infructuous, Suit in O.S. No. 4775 of 2019 on the file of the XVII Additional City

                Civil Court, Chennai is also dismissed as infructuous. No costs.



                                                                   [N.K.K.,J.]     [P.D.A.,J.]
                                                                          21.01.2021
                Maya/ay                                                        2/2

                To

                The XVII Additional Judge
                City Civil Court, Chennai.




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                                       N.KIRUBAKARAN, J.

and P.D.AUDIKESAVALU, J.

Maya

O.S.A. Nos. 21 to 23 of 2019

Dated : 21.01.2021

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

 
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