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Madras High CourtCRP/2934/2026disposed of

C.Manokaran, v. S.Easwaran,

2026-05-06Honourable Mr.Justice P.B. Balaji4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06-05-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI C.Manokaran ..Petitioner(s) Vs

1. S.Easwaran

2. P.Saravanan

3. S.Punitharani

4. Govindasamy

5. G.Arul ..Respondent(s) To set aside the Docket order dated 28.04.2026 passed in O.S.SR.No.889 of 2026 on the file of the Principal District Court at Namakkal, and consequently direct to Principal District Court at Namakkal to number the suit and dispose the same on merits and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thus render justice.

For Petitioner(s):

M/S. Venkatesh.U

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The petitioner is the plaintiff, aggrieved by the learned Principal District Judge refusing to number the plaint on the ground that the suit valuation is less than Rs.1 lakh. The learned counsel counsel for the petitioner invited my attention to the prayers sought for in the suit and stated that the Court of competent jurisdiction is only the Principal District Judge.

3. However, I find that though the plaint has been returned on 28.04.2026, without even representing the same, complying with the returns, the plaintiff has rushed to this Court by way of this revision.

4. In the light of the above, the Civil Revision Petition is disposed of with the following directions:

i) The Registry shall return the original plaint to the learned counsel for the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today to enable the petitioner/plaintiff to represent the plaint before the learned Principal District Judge, within a period of two weeks thereafter.

ii) The learned Principal District Judge shall hear the learned counsel for the petitioner in open Court on the maintainability

with regard to the pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Court and thereafter pass orders on maintainability within a period of four weeks thereafter.

5. With the above directions, the Civil Revision Petition is disposed of. 06-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order PVS To The Principal District Court, Namakkal

P.B.BALAJI, J.

PVS 06-05-2026