Kerala High Court
Narayanankutty vs Devaki on 28 March, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM
Friday, the 28th day of March 2025 / 7th Chaithra, 1947
RSA NO. 382 OF 2022
AS 48/2016 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT, OTTAPALAM
OS 98/2010 OF MUNSIFF MAGISTRATE COURT, MANNARKKAD
APPELLANT/APPELLANT/PLAINTIFF:
NARAYANANKUTTY, AGED 52 YEARS SON OF KONIKKAL (LATE NARAYANAN AND
VALIYATHODIYIL KALLYANI, RESIDING AT KONICKAL HOUSE, KARKKIDAMKUNNU
P.O., ALANELLUR, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PALAKKAZHI DESOM,
KARKKIDAMKUNNU AMSOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
BY ADV.K.RAMAKUMAR Senior along with M/S.T.RAMPRASAD
UNNI,S.M.PRASANTH,G.RENJITH,R.S.ASWINI SANKAR,T.H.ARAVIND
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 1 TO 5 & 7 TO 34/DEFENDANTS:
1. DEVAKI, NOW AGED 80 YEARS, D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE CHAMI AND
UNNULI, THENKARA AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, P.O. THENKARA,
PIN - 678 582, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
2. THATHAMMU, NOW AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, D/O. LATE KRISHNANKUTTY,
CHULLIYOTTIL HOUSE, KADAMPAZHIPURAM AMSOM AND DESM, OTTAPALAM TALUK,
KATAMPAZHIPURAM P.O., PIN -678 633, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
3. KALLYANI, NOW AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, WIFE OF KANDAYIL RAMAKRISHNAN AND
D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL (LATE) VELAYI, RESIDING AT THENKARA AMSOM DESOM,
MANNARKKAD TALUK, P.O. THENKARA, PIN 678 582, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
4. SANTHA, NOW AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WIFE OF THERUPADAM VEETTIL KUTTAN
AND D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE VELAYI, RESIDING AT ARIYUR AMSOM AND
DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, ARIYUR P.O., PIN - 678 583, PALAKKAD
DISTRICT.
5. AYYAPPANKUTTY, NOW AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SON OF KODUVATH PARANGODAN
AND VALIYATHODIYIL (LATE) MADHAVI, RESIDING AT KARKKIDAMKUNNU AMSOM
AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, KARKKIDAMKUNNU P.O., PIN - 678 601,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
6. RADHAKRISHNAN, NOW AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, KARKKIDAMKUNNU P.O., NOW
RESIDING AT VALIYATHODIYIL HOUSE, KARKKIDAMKUNNU P.O., PIN - 678
601, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
7. DEVI, NOW AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WIFE OF ARANHIKKAL MOHANDAS AND D/O.
VALIYATHODIYIL (LATE KALLYANI, VALAMBOOR AMSOM & DESOM,
PERINTALMANNA TALUK, VALAMBOOR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-PIN 679
325,
8. THANKU, NOW AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, WIFE OF NECHULLIPADATH RAMANKUTTY
AND D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL (LATE) VELU, RESIDING AT PULAPATTA AMSOM
DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, P.O. PULAPATTA, PIN - 678 632, PALAKKAD
DISTRICT.
9. KAMALAKSHI, NOW AGED 55 YEARS, WIFE OF KOZHINHUPOKKIL NARAYANAN AND
D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE VELU, CHALAVARA P.O., RESIDING AT
EDATHANATTUKARA AMSOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, P.O. EDATHANATTUKARA, PIN
678 101, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
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10. DEVAYANI, NOW AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WIFE OF KARIMBANCHOLA GOPALAN
D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE VELU, RESIDING AT KODUNGODU,
THACHANATTUKARA AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, THACHANATTUKARA
P.O., PIN - 678 583, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
11. VIJAYALAKSHMI, NOW AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE
VELU, RESIDING AT ARIYUR AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, ARIYUR
P.O., PIN-678 583, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
12. SREENIVASAN, NOW AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, S/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE VELU,
RESIDING AT ARIYUR AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, ARIYUR P.O.,
PIN - 678 583, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
13. RADHAKRISHNAN, NOW AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE
VELU, RESIDING AT ARIYUR AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, ARIYUR
P.O., PIN-678 583, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
14. GIRIJA, NOW AGED 41 YEARS, WIFE OF PULIYANGATTIL ASHOKAN AND D/O.
VALIYATHODIYIL LATE VELU, RESIDING AT KULIKKILIYAD AMSOM AND DESOM,
KOTTAPPURAM P.O., PIN 679 513, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
15. DEVI, NOW AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WIFE OF CHALLAPURATH VEETTIL BALAN
AND D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL (LATE) NARAYANAN, RESIDING AT PUTTANIKKAD,
KOTTOPADAM AMSOM DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, KOTTOPPADAM P.O., PIN-678
583, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
16. RADHAKRISHNAN, NOW AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SON OF VALIYATHODIYIL LATE
NARAYANAN, RESIDING AT ARIYUR AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
P.O., ARIYUR, PIN - 678 583, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
17. NALINI, NOW AGED 52 YEARS, WIFE OF KALLINGAL VEETTIL THANGAI AND
D/O. VALIYATHODIYIL LATE NARAYANAN, RESIDING AT KOTTOPADAM AMSOM,
KANDAMANGALAM DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, P.O., KOTTOPADAM, PALAKKAD
DISTRICT.
18. KAMALAKZHI AMMA, NOW AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, WIFE OF NALLUR APPU MENON,
RESIDING AT PULLANIVATTAYIL, THAZHANTHEKALATHIL, KUNDOORKUNNU P.O.,
PIN -678 583, THACHANATTUKARA AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
19. VISWANATHAN, NOW AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, SON OF THIRUTHIYOTTIL
SANKARANMASTER, RESIDING AT PALLANIVATTAYIL, THACHANATTUKARA AMSOM
AND DESOM, KUNDOORKUNNU P.O., PIN-678 583, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
20. BABURAJ, NOW AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, SON OF APPU MENON, KEEZHILLATH
HOUSE, WINNERS ROAD (PO), CHITTOOR P.O., KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM
DISTRICT, PIN - 682 027.
21. CHANDRAN, NOW AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SON OF APPU MENON, KEEZHILLATH
HOUSE, WINNERS ROAD (PO), CHITTOOR P.O., KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM
DISTRICT, PIN - 682 027.
22. SAROJINI, NOW AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, D/O. APPU MENON AND WIFE OF
PRABHAKARAN, KEEZHILLATH HOUSE, PARATHOLIL HOUSE, SREEKRISHNAPURAM,
THOTTARA, KOTTAPPURAM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PIN 679 513, PALAKKAD
DISTRICT.
23. PRASEEDA, NOW AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, WIFE OF M.V.P. NAIR AND D/O.
MENON, AMRITHA NIVAS, PALAPPURAM AMSOM AND DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK,
PIN - 679 103, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
24. VASANTHAKUMARI, NOW AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, WIFE OF ATTAKARA VEETTIL
LATE VELUKUTTY, ELAMBULASSERI VILLAGE, POMBRA, KARIMPUZHA AMSOM AND
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DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, POMBRA P.O., PIN - 678 595, PALAKKAD
DISTRICT.
25. RAJPRAKASH, NOW AGED 42 YEARS, SON OF ATTAKARA VEETTIL LATE
VELUKUTTY, RESIDING AT POMBRA, KARAKKURUSSI P.O., ELAMBULASSERI
VILLAGE, KARIMPUZHA AMSOM & DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PIN - 678 595,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
26. RAJESWARI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, D/O. ATTAKARA VEETTIL LATE VELUKUTTY
AND WIFE OF SIVAN, KAYARAMKODATH HOUSE, KARAKURUSSI P.O., MANNARKKAD
TALUK, PIN - 678 595, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
27. RAJALATHA, NOW AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WIFE OF JAYACHANDRAN AND D/O.
LATE VELUKUTTY, RESIDING AT PUNNUSSERY, PERIMBADARI P.O.,
PERIMBADARI AMSOM AND DESOM, MANNARKKAD TALUK, PIN - 678 762,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
28. SANTHA, NOW AGED 61 YEARS, WIFE OF KONIKKAL SIVASANKARAN,
KARKIDAMKUNNU P.O., PALAKKAZHI, MANNARKKAD TALUK, PIN - 678 601,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
29. SREELATHA, NOW AGED 45 YEARS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS 79 YEARS), D/O. LATE
SIVASANKARAN, WIFE OF GOPINATHAN, ELECHAN VEEDU, IRUGOTTIRI P.O.,
VEETTIKUNNU, KARUVARAKKUNDU (VIA), PIN - 679 303, MALAPPURAM
DISTRICT.
30. SHAINI, NOW AGED 43 YEARS, WIFE OF UNNIKRISHNAN, THOTTINGAL HOUSE,
CHIRATTAMANNA, VALAMBOOR P.O., PATTIKKAD (VIA), PERINTALMANNA, PIN -
679 325, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.
31. SHEEBA, NOW AGED 41 YEARS, WIFE OF MANIKANDAN, ILLIKKAL HOUSE,
KIZHATTOOR P.O., PATTIKKAD (VIA), PIN - 679 325, MALAPPURAM
DISTRICT.
32. SHEEJA, NOW AGED 37 YEARS, WIFE OF RADHAKRISHNAN, VELLATTUTHODI
HOUSE, THACHAMPARA P.O., PALLIKKURUPPU, PIN 678 593, MALAPPURAM
DISTRICT. -
33. ATHIRA, NOW AGED 27 YEARS, D/O. SIVASANKARAN, KONIKKAL HOUSE,
KARKKIDAMKUNNU P.O., PIN - 678 601, PALAKKAZHI, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
R8 TO R14 BY ADV.SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN,Senior Advocate along with
SRI.R.SREEHARI
R18 & R25 BY SRI.P.JAYARAM
This Regular second appeal having come up for orders on 28.03.2025,
the court on the same day passed the following:
ORDER
The appeal is admitted on the substantial questions of law Nos.a,b and c.
Issue notice to the respondents.
Post on 13.06.2025.
Sd/- M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM, JUDGE 28-03-2025 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar