Judgment:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH MONDAY, THE17H DAY OF MARCH201426TH PHALGUNA, 1935 OP(C).No. 789 of 2014 (O) -------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER
IN CMA392012 of SUB COURT,NEYYATTINKARA AGAINST THE ORDER
IN OS2932005 of PRL.MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- 1. KARUMUDI FLETCHER SANTHI NIVAS, TC NO.24/1709, NNRA47 NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3.
2. VEERUDH JONES TC NO.24/1709, NNRA, 47 NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3.
3. NISHIMA JONES TC NO.24/1709, NNRA, 47 NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3.
4. SUVIDHA JONES TC NO.24/1709, NNRA, 47 NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3. BY ADVS.SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN SRI.A.MOHAMMED FAIZAL SRI.N.KRISHNA PRASAD RESPONDENT(S): ----------------- 1. DEVADAS S/O.SAMUEL, MERLIN ADARSH NAGAR, TIB PATTOM VILLAGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOW RESIDING AT A1 SYAM SCION, PMG JUNCTION, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.
2. SOOJA JAMES S/O.DR.JAMES, SPECTRE DRIVING SCHOOL, BAKERY JUNCTION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-12.
3. DHEERAB JONES S/O.SOOJA JONES, TC241709, NNRA47 NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-12.
4. ASHNOO JONES D/O.SOOJA JONES, TC241709, NNRA47 NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-12. THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON1703-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP(C).No. 789 of 2014 (O) -------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------- EXHIBIT P1. TRUE COPY OF THE SAID LEASE DEED2401/2000 (DOCUMENT NO.189/2000). EXHIBIT P2. TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL SUIT NO.293/2005 FILED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA. EXHIBIT P3. TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT IN OS NO.293/2005 DATED238/2006. EXHIBIT P4. TRUE COPY OF THE CHIEF AFFIDVIT FILED BY THE PLAINTIFFS IN OS NO.293/2005. EXHIBIT P5. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT
OF LEARNED MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA DATED211/2007 IN OS NO.293/2005. EXHIBIT P6. TRUE COPY OF THE IA NO.281/2009 DATED91/2009. EXHIBIT P7. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER
DTED211/2010 OF THE ADDL. MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA IN IS NO.403/2010. EXHIBIT P8. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT
DATED211/2010 OF THE MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA IN OS NO.293/2005. EXHIBIT P9. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER
DATED256/2010 IN IA NO.921/2010 OF LEARNED MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA. EXHIBIT P10. OBJECTIONS DATED86/2012 FILED BY THE PLAINTIFFS TO THE APPLICATION TO REVIEW THE ORDER
OF DISMISSAL IN IA NO.921/2010. EXHIBIT P11. TRUE COPY OF THE DELAY PETITION ALONG WITH THE AFFIDAVIT DATED1010/2012 IN CMA NO.39/2012. EXHIBIT P12. TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION S DATED23/2013 IN CMA NO.39/2012. EXHIBIT P13. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT
DATED57/2013 OF THE SUB JUDGE, NEYYATTINKARA, IN CMA NO.39/2012. EXHIBIT P14. TRUE COPY OF THE SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OS NO.251/2010 FILED BEFORE THE LEARNBED SUB COURT, NEYYATTINKARA DTED48/2010. EXHIBIT P15. TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT IN OS NO.251/2010 DATED2611/2012. EXHIBIT P16. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT
DATED1410/2010 OF THE LEARNED MUNSIFF COURT, NEYYATTINKARA IN OS NO.24/2010. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL. ------------------------------ //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. V.CHITAMBARESH, J.
--------------------- O.P (C) No.789 of 2014 --------------------- Dated this the 17th day of March, 2014
JUDGMENT
The concurrent orders of the courts below setting aside an ex-parte decree in a suit for declaration and injunction are impugned. The courts below have noticed that the first respondent was prevented by sufficient cause for his non appearance on the date on which the suit was listed. The court below has after all re-opened the decree in order to afford opportunity to the parties to have the lis disposed of on merits.
2. I however direct the court of the Munsiff of Neyyattinkara to dispose of O.S.No.293/2005 on its file expeditiously. Every endeavour shall be made to dispose of the suit before the court closes for Onam recess. The Original Petition is disposed of. Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge. nj.