P.S.San Basha vs N.Govindan on 28 March, 2011
In Pichammal vs. Annamalai, reported in 2008 (1) CTC 47, this Court (M.VENUGOPAL, J) has held that Interlocutory Application filed under Section 148 CPC, praying for extension of time in regard to the payment of costs filed before the trial court on 28.02.2003 by the revision petitioner therein, after the expiry of the dead line for payment of costs expired on 27.02.2003, was held in the light of the decision rendered by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Salem Advocate Bar Association's case and by this Court in Gowri Ammal's case, wherein it was held that the trial court has power to extend time for payment of costs and the conclusion arrived at by the trial court that the Court has become functus officio is not sustainable. It is a settled proposition of law that the Court below has power to extend the time for making payment, however, it is only a judicial discretion.