Chandra Sekar v. Thangam Senpak
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.07.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI C.R.P.(PD)(MD)No.1619 of 2024 and C.M.P.(MD)No.9538 of 2024 1.Chandra Sekar 2.Subashini 3.Sankari ... Petitioners Vs.
1.Thangam Senpak 2.Krishna Sundaram ... Respondents PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition - filed under Article 227 of Constitution of India, to call for the records relating to the case in D.V.C.No.14 of 2023 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Senkottai and strike off the petitioners name from the Domestic Violence case. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Althaf Sheriff for M/s.Ajmal Associates For R1 : Mr.S.Sivasubramanian 1/5
ORDER
This petition has been filed seeking to strike off the impugned proceedings in D.V.C.No.14 of 2023, on the file of Judicial Magistrate Court, Senkottai.
2.The petitioners herein are the respondents 2 to 4 in D.V.C.No.14 of 2023, before the trial Court. The respondent herein has filed D.V.C.No.14 of 2023, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Senkottai, under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act.
3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the first respondent has initiated domestic violence proceedings against her husband and her in-laws. It is submitted that the first petitioner is the fatherin-law, second petitioner is the mother-in-law and the third petitioner is the sister-in-law of the first respondent herein and they are in no way connected with the allegations made by the first respondent in the DVC case. Therefore, he prays that the petitioners may be permitted to raise all the grounds mentioned herein before the trial court. He also requests this Court to dispense with their personal appearance before the trial court. 2/5
4.Learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the trial in the domestic violence case initiated as against the petitioners is over and now the matter is posted for arguments. Further, he submits that if this Court is inclined to dispense with the appearance of the petitioners, this Court may impose requisite conditions to see to it that the presence of the petitioners at the times, during which the presence of the petitioners is mandatory be safeguarded so that the petitioners do not frustrate the trial proceedings by dragging on the same to the detriment of the respondent. 5.This Court, taking into consideration the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, permits the petitioners to raise all the grounds as raised herein before the trial court at the time of trial.
Taking into consideration the request made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, their appearance before the trial court is dispensed with except on the day on which judgment is to be pronounced and if for any particular reason, the presence of the petitioners is necessary, the trial court, at its wisdom, shall direct them to appear on those days.
case in D.V.C.No.14 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible based upon the seniority of the cases.
6.Accordingly, this Civil Revision Petition stands dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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2. The Section Officer, Vernacular Records, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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M.DHANDAPANI,J.
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