C.Karuppan, v. V.Muthukrishnan

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.01.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI CRP(MD)No.2478 of 2022 C.Karuppan ... Petitioner Vs 1.V.Muthukrishnan 2.K.Chandra 3.K.Selvakumar 4.K.Manikandan 5.K.Sandhanakumar 6.K.Paramasivam 7.K.V.Kuppusamy 8.V.R.Rajendran 9.M.Sridhar 10.K.Bharathsrinivas 11.V.Selvaraj 12.L.Arumugam 13.Ponnusamy 14.The Village Administrative Officer, Seelapadi Village, AKMG Complex, Trichy Road, Dindigul Town.

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15.The Tahsildar, Dindigul West Tahsildar Office, Dindigul Taluk, Dindigul District.

16.The District Collector, Dindigul District, Velunachiyar Complex, Dindigul.

... Respondents Prayer: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, directing the learned Additional District Munsif, Dindigul to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.268 of 2020 within a time limit that may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Karthikeyavenkitachalapathy For R1 : Mr.G.Gomathi Sankar For R2 to R6 : Mr.S.Veerapandian For R7 to R13 : No appearance For R14 to R16 : Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

The petitioner is the defendant in O.S.No.268 of 2020 and he filed this Civil Revision Petition for an early disposal of the suit in O.S.No.268 of 2020, pending on the file of the Additional District Munsif Court, Dindigul within a reasonable time fixed by this Court. 2/5

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the suit itself is filed for declaration of the earlier decree passed in O.S.No.689 of 2000. However, the respondent/plaintiffs have unnecessarily added the parties and some of the defendants are also taking time for filing their written statements and therefore, the suit is pending for the last two years without any progress and therefore he approached this Court for a direction for an early disposal of the above suit.

3.Mr.G.Gomathai Sankar, learned counsel appearing for the first respondent submits that the petitioner himself has filed the written statement only in the year 2022 and therefore, he cannot take a plea that the trial Court is not proceeding with the trial. 4.Considering the submissions made on either side, this Court is inclined to dispose of this Civil Revision Petition with a 3/5

direction to the learned Additional District Munsif, Dindigul to conclude the trial within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.With the above direction, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of. No costs.

06.01.2023 Index : Yes / No.

Internet : Yes / No.

vrn To The Additional District Munsif, Dindigul.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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