Seethalakshmi v. Chandra
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.04.2025
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR C.R.P.(NPD)(MD)No.1288 of 2025 Seethalakshmi
...Petitioner/Plaintiff
Vs 1.Chandra 2.Panneerselvam 3.Kaathaiyan @ Arunachalam 4.Sivakumar @ Siva Ramakrishnan 5.Rajeswari 6.Puvaneswari 7.Muthulakshmi 8.Selvi 9.Venkatesan 10.J.Vijayakumar 11.Amirtharaj 12.Saradha Millar 13.Sarvanan 14.Anandhan 15.Anbalagan 16.Baburav 17.Lakshmipriya 18.Dhanakkodi 19.The Village Panchayat President, Nallavanniyan Kudikkadu Panchayat Ammapettai Panchayat Union, Papanasam - 613 502, Thanjavur District.
20.Vignesh 1/5
21.Thilgavathi 22.Rajarajan 23.Lakshmi 24.Chitra 25.Kaathaiyan 26.Devi 27.Raja 28.Dharmambal 29.Thivakar 30.Basker 31.Deepa 32.Jeyalakshmi 33.Raman 34.Arockiyasamy 35.Jeyanathi 36.John David 37.Samy Anban 38.The Manager, Axis Bank, Thiriveni Building, 1st Floor, 35, Sasthiri Road, Thilai Nagar, Trichy 39.Nithin Kumar 40.Arunkumar 41.Renuga 42.Xavier 43.Udhiyabanu 44.Basker 45.Gunasekar 46.Vasanthi 47.Kalyanasundaram 48.Senbagavalli 49.Muruganantham 50.Lavanya 51.Kathaiyan 52.Padmanathan 53.Senthil Athiban 54.Kumuthavalli @ Maragatham 2/5
55. The District Collector, District Collector Office, Thanjavur.
56. The Revenue Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Papanasam.
57. The Joint Sub-Registrar, Sivagangai Poonga, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
58. The Sub-Registrar, Magarnombu Savadi, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
....Respondents/Respondents PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of Constitution of India, to direct the Principal District Judge, Thanjavur, to number O.S.No. of 2024 with C.N.R.No.TNTJ010133232024 OS/4556/2024, dated 25.11.2024, filed by the petitioner under order 7 rule 1 of the code of Civil Procedure, 1908. For Petitioner : Mr.T.M.Madasamy For Respondents : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader for R55 to R58 * * * * *
ORDER
The plaintiff in unnumbered suit on the file of the Principal District Court, Thanjavur, has filed the present revision petition challenging the order of return passed by the trial Court on the ground that it has no pecuniary jurisdiction.
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2. A perusal of the prayer "A" and "B" in the suit reveals that the suit has been filed seeking declaration that certain documents are null and void. The suit has been valued under Section 25(d) of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955. The total valuation of the property for "A" and "B" is Rs. 3,00,000/-. Court Fee of a sum of Rs.9,000/- has been paid. However, the suit has been presented before the District Court, whose pecuniary jurisdiction can be availed only when the value of the property is more than Rs.10,00,000/-. In the present case, the valuation of the property is just Rs.3,00,000/-. It can only be presented before the Sub Court having jurisdiction. 3.Considering the above said facts, the order of return is perfectly valid and there are no reasons to interfere in the said order. In such circumstances, the revision petition stands closed with liberty to the petitioner to present the plaint before the appropriate Court. Accordingly, this Civil Revision Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
24.04.2025 Internet:Yes/No Index:Yes/No RJR Note:- The Registry is directed to return the original impugned order after obtaining due signature from the learned Counsel appearing for the revision petitioner. 4/5
R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J.
RJR To 1.The learned Principal District Judge, Thanjavur.
2. The District Collector, District Collector Office, Thanjavur.
3.The Revenue Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Papanasam.
4.The Joint Sub-Registrar, Sivagangai Poonga, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
5. The Sub-Registrar, Magarnombu Savadi, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
Copy to:- The Section Officer, VR Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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