V Karthikeyan Age 51 S/O.P.Valmuni v. V Karthikeyan Age 51 S/O.P.Valmuni

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH A. No. 5141 of 2024 in Arb.O.P.(Comm.Div.).No.509 of 2023 1.V.Karthikeyan 2.N.Stanley 3.A.Johnson 4.M.Anandaraj 5.K.Arumugam 6.M.Babu ..Applicants/Proposed Respondents Vs 1.The Chennai Port Authority (formerly known as the Chennai Port Trust) Rep. By its Chairman No.1, Rajaji Salai Chennai 600 001.

..1st Respondent/Petitioner 1/6

2.V.Manoharan and 77 others Rep. By the Madras Port Sillage Handling Workers Association Reg.No.55/1990 165, Amman Koil Street Kakanchi Colony, Vyasarpadi Chennai-600 039.

3.Mr.A.Puratchidasan 4.Mr.S.Suresh 5.Mr.M.Krishnamurthi 6.Mr.R.Sekar 7.Mr.E.Sekar 8.Mr.Elumalai 9.Mr.K.Annappan 10.Mr.M.Murthy 11.Mr.K.Srinivasan (died) 12.Mrs.Niraimathi 13.Mr.S.kandhaswamy 14.Mr.G.Pandian 15.Mrs.U.Devi 16.Mr.M.Ponnan 2/6

17.Mr.M.Devaraj 18.Mrs.S.Muniyammal 19.Mr.S.Sundaramoorthy 20.Mr.S.Manimaran 21.Mrs.Meera 22.M.Lakshmi 23.M.Andal 24.M.Kalyani 25.R.Sundari 26.V.Dhanlakshmi 27.D.Sasikala 28.D.Datchayani 29.S.Sadhana 30.B.Jayalakshmi 31.S.Gunasundari 32.T.Muniyammal 33.E.Nalini 34.E.Vignesh 3/6

35.Mumthaj S 36.Fathima Bee M.E 37.Shakilabanu 38.Apsama 39.Ennore Port Trust Limited Now known as Kamarajar Port Limited Rep. By its Chairman cum Managing Director 2nd and 3rd Floor (north wing) Jawaharlal Building 17, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001.

40.C.Pradeepan 41.R.Ambedh ..Respondents PRAYER Judges Summon filed under Order 1 Rule 10 of CPC., praying to implead the applicants as proposed respondents in the above Arb.O.P.No.509 of 2023 and allow to participate in the proceedings before this Court.

For Applicant(s):

Mr.V.Prakash, Senior Counsel for Mr.K.Raja 4/6

ORDER

This petition has been filed to implead the applicants as proposed respondents in Arb.O.P.No.509 of 2023.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the records. 3.Having satisfied with the reasons assigned in the affidavit filed in support of this petition, the miscellaneous petition is allowed. 4.The Registry is directed to carry out the necessary amendment in the cause title.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J kp To 1.The Chairman Chennai Port Trust (Now, Chennai Port Authority) No.1, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001.

2.The Madras Port Spillage handling Workers Association, Represented by Mr.V.Manoharan Regt. No.55/1990, 165, Amman Koil Street, Kakanchi Colony, Vyasarpadi, Chennai-600 039. 3.The Chairman cum Managing Director, Ennore Port Trust Ltd Now Known as Kamarajar Port Ltd., 2nd and 3rd floor, (North Wing), Jawaharlal Building, 17, Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600 001.

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