Kerala High Court
Mamiyil Karunakaran Aged 79 Years vs Roopesh M
Author: V.Chitambaresh
Bench: V.Chitambaresh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA ATERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST 2014/28TH SRAVANA, 1936
OP(C).No. 2507 of 2013 (O)
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AS 39/2010 of IIND ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, KOZHIKODE
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PETITIONERS:
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1. MAMIYIL KARUNAKARAN AGED 79 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL KUTTAYI, PUTHENPURAKKAL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, POST. PANTHEERANKAVU
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
*2. MAMIYIL BABURAJ, AGED 74 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL KUTTAYI, RESIDING NEAR ARTS COLLEGE
NALLALAM AMSOM DESOM,
KOZHIKODE TALUK. (DIED, LR'S IMPLEADED)
3. MAMIYIL ARAVINDAKSHAN AGED 70 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL KUTTAYI, PUTHENPURAKKAL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, POST. PANTHEERANKAVU
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
4. MAMIYIL LOHITHAKSHAN, AGED 65 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL KUTTAYI, PUTHENPURAKKAL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, POST: PANTHEERANKAVU
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
* P5 TO P7 IMPLEADED
5. MAMIYIL PADMINI, AGED 62 YEARS
W/O. LATE MAMIYIL BABURAJ, PANNIYANKARA AMSOM DESOM
POST: PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE TALUK
6. DR. MAMIYIL SHAMINA, AGED 36 YEARS
D/O. LATE MAMIYIL BABURAJ, PANNIYANKARA AMSOM DESOM
POST: PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE TALUK
7. DR. MAMIYIL NISHINA, AGED 32 YEARS
D/O. LATE MAMIYIL BABURAJ, PANNIYANKARA AMSOM DESOM
POST: PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE TALUK
* ADDL. R5 TO R7 ARE IMPLEADED AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF DECEASED
2ND PETITIONER AS PER ORDER DATED 18.08.2014 IN I.A. NO. 11175/2014
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BY ADVS.SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN
SRI.A.RAJAGOPALAN
SRI.M.N.MANMADAN
SRI.M.S.IMTHIYAZ AHAMMED
SRI.K.SANEESH KUMAR
RESPONDENTS:
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1. ROOPESH M., AGED 37 YEARS
S/O. BABURAJ ALIAS BABU.M.
RESIDING AT PANAMKULANGARA, OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
2. M. SURAJ, AGED 63 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL UNNEERI, S/O. MAMIYIL UNNEERI
RESIDING AT MOORIYAD, CHALAPPURAM, KASBA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
3. MAMIYIL VENKETARATHNAM, AGED 41 YEARS
S/O. APPUTTY, PUTHENPURAKKAL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, POST: PANTHEERANKAVU
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
4. KARTHYAYANI, AGED 61 YEARS
D/O. BAPPUTTY, RESIDING ATKODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
5. MAMIYILANIL KUMAR, AGED 43 YEARS
S/O.BAPPUTTY, RESIDING ATKODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
6. SNEHARANI, AGED 40 YEARS
D/O.BAPPUTTY, RESIDING ATKODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
7. MAMIYIL PRASOON KUMAR, AGED 46 YEARS
S/O.BAPPUTTY, RESIDING ATKODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
8. MAMIYIL BABURAJ, AGED 58 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL ACHUTHAN, RESIDING AT KODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
9. MAMIYIL SURENDRFAN, AGED 53 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL ACHUTHAN, KODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
10. MAMIYIL DASARATHAN, AGED 46 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL ACHUTHAN, RESIDING AT KODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
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11. M. VASANTHA, AGED 46 YEARS
W/O. RAMACHANDRAN, PANAMKUKULANGARA, KODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
12. JISHY, AGED 28 YEARS
D/O. RAMACHANDRAN, PANAMKULANGARA, KODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
13. SHIJU, AGED 28 YEARS
S/O. RAMACHANDRAN, PANAMKULANGARA, KODINATTUMUKKU
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
14. MAMIYIL VIJAYAN, AGED 58 YEARS
S/O. MAMIYIL MADHAVAN
RESIDING AT OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
15. MAMIYIL MURUKESAN, AGED 54 YEARS
S/O.MAMIYIL MADHAVAN
RESIDING AT OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
16. MAMIYIL PRAKASAN, AGED 49 YEARS
S/O.MAMIYIL MADHAVAN
RESIDING AT OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
17. MAMIYIL ANILAN, AGED 45 YEARS
S/O.MAMIYIL MADHAVAN
RESIDING AT OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
18. MAMIYIL MANOJ, AGED 41 YEARS
S/O.MAMIYIL MADHAVAN
RESIDING AT OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
19. M. SARADA, AGED 84 YEARS
W/O. MADHAVAN, PLASSERY HOUSE, OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
20. N. RAJALAKSHMI, AGED 61 YEARS
D/O. MADHAVAN, VELAYANAD AMSOM DESOM, POST. MANKAVU
KOZHIKODE-7.
21. SWARNAM, AGED 59 YEARS
D/O. MADHAVAN, KALLAYI, PANNIYANKARA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
22. POORNIMA, AGED 53 YEARS
D/O. MADHAVAN, NEAR CORONATION THEATRE
KASBA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
23. USHA, AGED 42 YEARS
D/O. MADHAVAN, MUZHIKKAL
CHOLAVOOR AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
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24. MAMIYIL PREETHI, AGED 49 YEARS
W/O. LATE MAMIYIL UDAYASHAN, KODAL AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
25. MAMIYIL LIKHI, AGED 21 YEARS
D/O.LATE MAMIYIL UDAYASHAN, KODAL AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
26. MAMIYIL JAYACHITRA, AGED 14 YEARS
D/O., LATE MAMIYIL UDAYASHAN, KODAL AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
27. MAMIYIL JAGANNATHAN, AGED 21 YEARS
S/O.GANGADHARAN, OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
28. MAMIYIL BALASUBRAMANIAN, AGED 41 YEARS
S/O.GANGADHARAN, OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
29. SURASUNDARI, AGED 63 YEARS
W/O.GANGADHARAN, OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.
30. CHANDRIKA APPUKUTTY, AGED 71 YEARS
W/O.APPUKUTTY, RESIDING ATMANIYIL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK.
31. GEETHA VENKIT, AGED 37 YEARS
W/O. VENKITARATNAM, RESIDING ATMANIYIL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK..
32. OMKAR, AGED 12 YEARS
S/O. VENKITARATNAM, RESIDING AT MANIYIL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM
KOZHIKODE TALUK.REPRESENTED BY HIS GUARDIAN AND MOTHER
GEETHA VENKIT.
33. EASWARY, AGED 8 YEARS
D/O. VENKITARATNAM, RESIDING AT MANIYIL HOUSE
OLAVANNA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK
REPRESENTED BY HER GUARDIAN AND MOTHER
GEETHA VENKIT.
R2,R4,R5,R6,R7 BY ADVS. SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI
SRI.V.A.SATHEESH
R14 TO R23 BY ADV.SRI.PHILIP ANTONY CHACKO
R30 TO R33 BY ADVS. SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN
SRI.S.K.SAJU
SMT.A.SIMI
THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19-08-2014,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
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P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PLAINT IN O.S. NO. 213/2006.
P2 TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS AND
RESPONDENTS 24 TO 26 IN O.S. NO. 213/2006
P3. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE 2ND ADDL. SUBORDINATE
JUDGES COURT, KOZHIKODE IN O.S. NO. 213/2006 DATED 20-1-2010.
P4. TRUE COPY OF THE I.A. NO. 269/13 IN A.S. NO. 39/2010 DATED 12-2-13.
P5. TRUE COPY OF I.A. NO. 513/2013 IN A.S. NO.39/2010 SUPPORTED BY THE AFFIDAVIT
OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
P6. TRUE COPY OF THE I.A. NO.514/13 IN A.S. NO. 39/2010 SUPPORTED BY THE
AFFIDAVIT OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
P7. TRUE COOPY OF THE COUNTER STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS IN I.A.
NO. 513/13 IN AS NO. 39/2010.
P8 TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT
HEREIN IN O.S. NO. 262/1999 ON THE FILE OF THE 2ND ADDL. SUBORDINATE
JUDGES COURT, KOZHIKODE.
P9. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.S. NO. 262/1999 PASSED BY THE 2ND ADDL.
SUBORDINATE JUDGES COURT, KOZHIKODE DATYED 30-9-2003.
P10. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT,
KOZHIKODE IN A.S. NO. 37/2004 DATED 12-8-2005.
P11. TRUE COPY OF THE COMMON ORDER PASSED IN I.A. NOS. 513/2013 AND 514/13 IN
A.S. NO. 39/2010 DATED 4-7-13 BY THE 2ND ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, KOZHIKODE.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:- NIL
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/TRUE COPY/
P.A. TO JUDGE
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V.CHITAMBARESH,J.
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Dated this the 19th day of August, 2014
JUDGMENT
The transposition of a respondent as an appellant in an appeal suit arising out of a suit for partition is a permissible exercise. The provisions of Order XXIII Rule 1A applies to appeals also and the dictum in Ramakrishnan v. Thanka [2000(3) KLT 886] is on the point. Whether the transposed appellant who is the 26th defendant has any right to claim share over the property arises for consideration at the final stage only. The entitlement of a share to the 26th defendant and the impact of the earlier litigation are matters to be taken note of during the final disposal of the appeal suit.
2. I do not find any error of jurisdiction in the order impugned warranting interference. The court of the IInd Additional District Judge of Kozhikode is however directed to O.P.(C) No. 2507 of 2013 2 dispose of A.S. No. 39/2010 on its file within a period of three months.
The Original Petition is dismissed subject to the above directions.
V.CHITAMBARESH JUDGE DCS