Devi Karumariamman v. Venkatachalam Alias Venkatachalapathy (Died), 1. Venkataramanan

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-02-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S. SOUNTHAR Mrs.Devi Karumariamman ..Petitioner(s) Vs Venkatachalam alias Venkatachalapathy (Died),

1. Venkataramanan

2. Prasanna Kumar

3. The Tahsildar Department of Survey and Land Records, Saram,Puducherry.

4. The Junior Engineer Industrial Estate, Thattanchavadi,

5. The Assistant Engineer Indira Nagar,Puducherry.

6. The Chief Engineer Electricity Department,

7. The Sub Registrar Oulgaret,Puducherry.

8. The Manager Apollo Diagnostics,Puducherry.

9. The Manager Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank, Balaji Nagar,Puducherry.

10.The Manager Euronet Service (HDFC), Anna Nagar,Chennai.

11.Union of India Rep. by its Chief Secretary, Government of Puducherry.

..Respondent(s) Prayer: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct the Learned Principal District Judge at Puducherry to expeditiously complete the proceedings in I.A.No.25 of 2025 in O.S.No.30 of 2023 within a stipulated time.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.M.Aravind Subramaniam,Senior Counsel for M/s.V. Haribabu

ORDER

The civil revision petition is filed seeking a direction to Principal District Judge, Puducherry to expeditiously dispose of the IA.No.25 of 2025 in OS.No.30 of 2023 within a time stipulated by this Court.

2. The petitioner herein filed a suit for partition and the same was dismissed for default. The petitioner filed IA.No.25 of 2025 seeking restoration of the suit. The said IA was filed on 21-07-2025 and the same has been adjourned from time to time. Since nearly six months have gone without any progress in the hearing of IA, the petitioner has approached this Court.

3. It is seen from the typed set of papers that the present IA for restoration of the suit has been filed on 21-07-2025 and the same has been kept pending for the past seven months without any progress.

4. Taking into consideration the original suit for partition was of the year 2023 and the restoration application has been filed in time, the trial court is directed to dispose of the IA.No.25 of 2025 in OS.No.30 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible.

5. With this direction, the civil revision petition stands disposed of. No costs.

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1. The Tahsildar Department of Survey and Land Records, Saram,

2. The Junior Engineer Industrial Estate, Thattanchavadi,

3. The Assistant Engineer Indira Nagar,

4. The Chief Engineer Electricity Department,

5. The Sub Registrar Oulgaret,

6. The Chief Secretary, Government of Puducherry.

7. The Principal District Judge at Puducherry.

S.SOUNTHAR, J.

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