Vasdath R. Krishnan v. Tamil Nadu Soft Tennis Association

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE TR CMP No. 9 of 2026 and CMP No.191 of 2026 1.Vasdath R.Krishnan 2.M.G.Dhathatri 3.N.Vasanth 4.S.Sumathi 5.D.Karunya 6.D.Mouneswari 7.S.Syed Hussain 8.K.R.Siddeswaran 9.M.Rajesan

...Petitioner(s)

Vs.

1.Tamilnadu Soft Tennis Association, Rep., by its President K.Arjunan, Registered Office at No.34, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 34.

2.K.Arjunan 3.Dr.R.Chitra 4.A.Senthil Kumar 5.M.Sembannan 1/6

6.G.Sivakumar 7.R.Karthick 8.B.Selvalakshmanan 9.P.Thiyagarajan 10.A.Nagarajan 11.K.R.Vijaya kumar 12.T.Senthamarai Kannan 13.V.Pandiyarajan 14.C.Ramachandran 15.M.Mani Murugan 16.R.Vivekanandan 17.K.Prabakaran 18.D.Kanda Moorthy 19.A.Sasi Raja 20.M.Aravind 21.District Registrar, Office of the Registrar of Societies, Chennai Central, No.182, Bharathi Salai, Pycrofts Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 14.

...Respondent(s)

Prayer in Tr.CMP No.9 of 2026:

Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is filed under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure, pleased to withdraw the O.S.No.196 of 2025 pending before the learned II Additional District Munsif, Salem and transfer the O.S.No.196 of 2025 to I Additional Munsif Court at Salem District and thus render justice. 2/6

Prayer in CMP No.191 of 2026: Petition filed under Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, pleased to stay all further proceedings in O.S.No.196 of 2025 pending on the file of the learned II Additional District Munsif, Salem pending disposal of the above Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition For Petitioner(s) : Mr.STR Ajay Sharma.

For Respondent(s) : Mr.T.Ganesan.

Mr.Tamil Nidhi, AGP for R-21

ORDER

Heard.

1. This Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been filed by the defendant in O.S.No.196 of 2025 under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking withdrawal of the said suit from the file of the II Additional District Munsif Court, Salem and transfer of the same to the I Additional District Munsif Court, Salem.

2. This Court notes that both the Courts, namely, the II Additional District Munsif Court, Salem and the I Additional District Munsif Court, Salem, are Courts functioning within the same civil jurisdiction and District judiciary.

3. In such circumstances, an efficacious statutory remedy is available to the petitioner to invoke Section 24 CPC before the Principal District Judge, who exercises administrative control over both the said Courts, for appropriate 3/6

orders, if so advised.

4. In the absence of any exceptional circumstance made out for this Court to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction under Section 24 CPC in the first instance, this Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is not entertained.

5. Accordingly, TR.C.M.P. No.9 of 2026 is dismissed. Consequently, C.M.P. No.191 of 2026 is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 27.01.2026 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes dsn 4/6

To

1. The II Additional District Munsif, Salem.

2. The I Additional Munsif Court, Salem District. 5/6

DR. A.D.MARIA CLETE dsn TR CMP No. 9 of 2026 and CMP No.191 of 2026 27.01.2026 6/6