Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH MONDAY, THE3D DAY OF FEBRUARY201414TH MAGHA, 1935 OP(C).No. 290 of 2014 () ------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER
/JUDGMENT
IN OP(TRANSFER) 40/2013 of DISTRICT COURT ERNAKULAM PETITIONER(S) -----------------------
1. PRASAD AGED27YEARS S/O.K P ARUMUGHAN, PARAKKAL HOUSE, CHULANUR P O PALAKKAD67857
2. K P ARUMUGHAN AGED69YEARS S/O.V PAZHANI, PARAKKAL HOUSE, CHULANUR P O PALAKKAD67857
3. SUMANTHADI SHETTI AGED28YEARS S/O.THADI SHETTI YADAGIRI, H NO41-22, KOTHUR STREET HANAMKONDA, WARANGAL DIST, ANDHRA PREDESH-506011
4. THADI SHETTI YADAGIRI AGED59EARS H NO41-22, KOTHUR STREET, HANAMKONDA WARANGAL DIST, ANDHRAPREDESH-506011
5. MARY JOHN PANJIKKARAN, AGED60YEARS W/O.P M JOHN PANJIKKARAN, PUTHEN VEEDU, C M C V CHERTHALA P O, ALAPPUZHA DIST,PIN-688524
6. JOBIN FRANCIS AGED29EARS S/O.N K FRANCIS, NEDUMKALLEL HOUSE, KALLOORKAD P O MUVATTUPUZHA-686668
7. N K FRANCIS , AGED65YEARS S/O.KURIAKOSE, NEDUMKALLEL HOUSE, KALLOORKAD P O MUVATTUPUZHA-686668
8. AMIT SINGHAI, AGED32YEARS S/O.SINGAI S K K CHANDJI, NEAR BANK OF MAHARASHTRA NEW TOWN BADMERA, AMARAVATHI DIST, MAHARASHTRA-444701
9. SINGAHI SATHISH KUMAR KUSHAL CHANDJI , AGED59YEARS S/O.KUSHAL CHANDJI, NEAR BANK OF MAHARASHTRA NEW TOWN BADMERA, AMARAVATHI DIST, MAHARASHTRA-444701 OP(C).No. 290 of 2014 () ------------------------- ---2--
10. MANIKANDA RAO .N , AGED30EARS S/O.RAJA RAMA KRISHNA RAO, NO.16-5-13, MOSQUE STREET PONNUR P O, GUNTUR DIST, ANDHRA PRADESH-522124
11. LAKSHMI SARASWATHI ,AGED44YEARS W/O.RAJA RAMA KRISHNA RAO, NO.16-5-13, MOSQUE STREET PONNUR P O, GUNTUR DIST, ANDHRA PRADESH-522124
12. SUBASHINI S , AGED28YEARS D/O.DHARMA VARMA,KOTHURU, NARASINGH RAO PETA ANAKAPALLI, VISHAKHAPATNAM DIST, ANDHRAPRADESH-531021
13. DHARMA VARMAAGED65YEARS W/O.MUSALAYYA, KOTHURU, NARASINGH RAO PETA ANAKAPALLI, VISHAKHAPATNAM DIST, ANDHRAPRADESH-531021
14. ANJAN KUMAR VURIYA, AGED26YEARS S/O.YEDUKONDALUY VURIYA, NO279, LINGAMGUNTLA AGRAHARAM, NARASA RAO PET, GUNTUR DIST ANDHRAPREDESH-522601
15. YEDUKONDALUY VURIYA, AGED48YEARS NO279, LINGAMGUNTLA, AGRAHARAM NARASA RAO PET, GUNTUR DIST, ANDHRAPREDESH-522601
16. ACHASH PRATHYUSHA GANGAVARAPU, AGED26YEARS D/O.GANGAVARAPU JAGAJEEVAN RAO H NO353-69/380/3, DEVUDUCHERUVU, SANTHINAGAR, ONGOLE PRAKASAM DIST,ANDHRAPRADESH-52300
17. GANGAVARAPU JAGAJEEVAN RAO, AGED53YEARS S/O.GANGAVARAPU, H NO353-69/380/3 DEVUDUCHERUVU, SANTHINAGAR, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DIST ANDHRAPRADESH-523001
18. RAJENDRA BABU , AGED29YEARS S/O.VENKATA RATHNAM M, W.NO194, MULAGUNTAPADU SINGARAYAKONDA, PRAKASAM DIST, ANDHRAPRADESH-523101
19. VENKATE RATHNAM M, AGED58YEARS, S/O.MUTTAMSETTY, W.NO194, MUKLANGUNTAPADU SINGARAYAKONDA, PRAKASAM DIST, ANDHRAPRADESH-523101 BY ADVS.SRI.K.C.ELDHO SRI.JIJO THOMAS SRI.SURAJ.S SRI. CHARLES KARL SRI.ANESH PAUL OP(C).No. 290 of 2014 () ------------------------- ----3--- RESPONDENT: ----------------------- BANK OF INDIA KANNANKERI ESTATE, SHAMUNGHAM ROAD BRANCH ERNAKULAM-682031, REP BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER R BY SRI.DEVANRAMACHANDRAN--SC, BANK OF INDIA THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON0302-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP(C).No. 290 of 2014 () ------------------------- ---4--- APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1 COPY OF THE O.P (TRANSFER)NO.40 OF 2013 FILED BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT,ERNAKULAM EXT.P2 COPY OF THE PLAINT IN O.S. NO.179/2011 ON THE FILE OF THE IST ADDITIONAL SUB COURT, ERNAKULAM EXT.P3 COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT IN O.S. NO.179 OF 2011 ON THE FILE OF THE IST ADDITIONAL SUB COURT, ERNAKULAM EXT.P4 COPY OF THEORDER
DATED411-2013 IN O.P(TRANSFER) NO.40/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE DISTRICT COURT, ERNAKULAM RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS NIL TRUE COPY PATO JUDGE SMM OP(C).No. 290 of 2014 () ------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1:-ATRUE COPY OF THE OP(TRANSFER)NO402013 FILED BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT,ERNAKULAM P2:-ATRUE COPY OF THE PLAINT IN OS NO179OF 2011 ON THE FILES OF THE IST ADDITIONAL SUB COURT, ERNAKULAM P3:-ATRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT INOS NO179OF 2011 ON THE FILES OF THE IST ADDITIONAL SUB COURT,ERNAKULAM P4:A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER
411/2013 IN OP(TRANSFER)NO.40 OF 2013 ON THE FILE OF THE DISTRICT COURT, ERNAKULAM RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- V.CHITAMBARESH,J.
= = = = = = = = = = = O.P.(C) No.290 of 2014 = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2014
JUDGMENT
Heard the Counsel for the petitioners and the Standing Counsel for the respondent.
2. The following are the details of the suit and the Court in which the same are pending. Sl. Suit No. Court No. 1 O.S No. 179/2011 Principal Sub Court, Ernakulam 2 O.S No. 181/2011 Principal Sub Court, Ernakulam 3 O.S No. 183/2011 Principal Sub Court, Ernakulam 4 O.S No. 185/2011 Principal Sub Court, Ernakulam 5 O.S No. 180/2011 Ist Addl. Sub Court, Ernakulam 6 O.S No. 182/2011 Ist Addl. Sub Court, Ernakulam 7 O.S No. 184/2011 Ist Addl. Sub Court, Ernakulam 8 O.S No. 186/2011 Ist Addl. Sub Court, Ernakulam 9 O.S No. 188/2011 Ist Addl. Sub Court, Ernakulam 10 O.S No. 456/2010 IInd Addl. Sub Court,Ernakulam 11 O.S No. 552/2011 IInd Addl. Sub Court,Ernakulam 12 O.S No. 748/2010 3rd Addl. Sub Court, Ernakulam 3. All the suits have been filed by the respondent bank seeking recovery of money disbursed by way of educational loan. The defence raised by the petitioners in the suit is that there is O.P.(C) No.290 of 2014 2 fraud in the disbursement of the loans. A common case is set up by the respondent bank in all the cases even though the loans had been advanced on the basis of different documents.
4. The trial in O.S No.456/2010 on the file of the Second Additional Sub Court, Ernakulam has just commenced. Interest of justice would be met by ordering transfer of all the other suits above mentioned to the Second Additional Sub Court, Ernakulam. The Second Additional Sub Court, Ernakulam shall have independent though simultaneous trial of all suits. This is to allay any apprehension of conflict of decisions in the suits of the same nature. I clarify that there shall not be any joint trial of the suits however in view of the separate and independent transactions.
5. The court below will endeavour to dispose of all the suits within a period of four months from today. The registry shall forward the copy of this judgment to the respective courts. Ext.P4 order refusing transfer of the suits for joint trial is modified accordingly. The Original Petition is disposed of. V.CHITAMBARESH JUDGE smm