Devaky (through legal heirs) v. Anandavally

Case Details & Bench

Court: High Court of Kerala
Hon'ble Judges: P. Somarajan
Judgment Date: 2022-02-08
Court Decision / Holding: The Regular First Appeal is disposed of in terms of the compromise arrived at by the parties. The compromise will form part of the judgment and decree. Because the matter was settled out of court, the appellant is exempted from paying court fees in view of the position settled by the Apex Court in Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Madras v. M. C. Subramaniam and others (2021 (2) KHC 62). The compromise decree is to be recorded accordingly.
Final Disposition: Disposed of by compromise; compromise decree to be recorded as part of judgment

Parties to the Case

Appellants / Petitioners

Devaky (deceased) represented by legal heirs Thankam, Radhamani, Sushama (Addl. Appellants 2 to 4) and other legal heirs

Respondents

Anandavally, D/o Thriprayattil Ayyappan, Thalikulam Desom, Chavakkad Taluk, Thrissur district (Respondent)

Legal Representation & Advocates

Counsels for Petitioners

• Sri Renjith Thampan
• V. M. Krishnakumar
• P. R. Reena

Case Synopsis & Summary

This Regular First Appeal (RFA No. 13 of 2006) before the Kerala High Court concerns a dispute over a 10-cent plaint schedule property in Eriyad village, initially filed as OS 76/97 for cancellation of sale deed No. 669/93 and for partition. The appellant-plaintiff, Devaky, is shown to have died during the pendency of the appeal; her legal heirs have been impleaded as Addl. Appellants 2 to 4, namely Thankam, Radhamani, and Sushama. The matter was ultimately settled out of court through a mediation process, resulting in an agreement dated 11.10.2021 (Annexure I) to sell the property and divide the sale proceeds among the parties. The petition filed under Order 23 Rule 3 read with Sec. 151 CPC seeks to record this compromise as part of a compromise decree. The court notes that the entire dispute has been amicably settled and disposed of the appeal in terms of the compromise. The judgment records that the compromise will form part of the decree, and the appellant is exempted from paying court fees in view of a precedent cited from a Madras High Court decision (as reported in 2021 (2) KHC 62). The order underscores that the conclusion is based on the settlement arrived at by the parties and is effective without further adversarial litigation.

Provisions of Law Cited

Order 23 Rule 3, CPCSec. 151, CPC

Submissions & Arguments

Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners

The applicants contend that the entire dispute, arising from OS 76/97 (cancellation of sale deed and partition) has been amicably settled through mediation, evidenced by the original agreement dated 11.10.2021. They seek to record the compromise under Order 23 Rule 3 CPC and to incorporate the compromise decree into the final judgment, leaving no room for further litigation. Since the settlement is out of court, they also rely on a precedent allowing exemption from court fees.

Contentions of Respondents

The respondents join in the settlement and support recording the compromise; there is no ongoing dispute beyond the mediation agreement, and the appeal is to be disposed of in terms of that agreement.

Cited Precedents (1)

Case Name	Citation	Treatment	Explanation
Registrar General, High Court, Madras v. M. C. Subramaniam and others	2021 (2) KHC 62	Positive	Cited to justify exemption from court fees for out-of-court settlements and to support recording of a compromise decree.

Extracted Judgment Text

Exact text extracted from official judgment records.

## IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERl\lAl(ULAM ## PRESENT ## THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN TUESDAY, THE 8" DAY 0F FEBRUARY 2022 / 19" MAGHA, 1943 Rl=A NO. 13 0F 2®®6 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 20/10/ZOOS IN OS 76/1997 0F ADDITIONAL SUB COURT, IRINJALAKUDA ## APPELLANT/PLAINTIFF : DEVAKY, W/0 UNUNGAL CHERUNGORAN, ERIYAD VILLAGE, KODUNGALLUR TALUK REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, THANKAM, AGED 59 YEARS, W/O.MANATHALA KUMARAN, KOTTAPPURAM DESOM, ERIYAD VILLAGE, KODUNCALLUR TALUK. (DIED) - ADDL.A2 THANKAM, A6ED 59 YEARS, W/O MANATHALA KUMARAN, KOTTAPPURAM DESOM, ERIYAD VILLAGE, KODUNGALLUR TALUK, PIN - 68®584 - ADDL.A3 RADHAMANI, W/0 SIVARAMAN, PANANGAT HOUSE, ERIYAD VILLAGE, KODUNGALLUR TALUK, PIN - 68® 666 - ADDL.A4 SUSHAMA, W/0 SIVADASAN, ANTHIKRAD HOUSE, S.N.PURAM, KODUNGALLUR, PIN - 680 665 LEGAL HEIRS 0F DECEASED SOLE APPELLANT ARE IMPLEADED AS ADDL.APPELLANTS 2 TO 4 AS PER THE ORDER DATED 8/2/2022 IN I . A .1/2022 . ## BY ADVS. ## SRI. RENJITH THAMPAN V . M . KRISHNAKUMAR P . R . REENA ## _RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT+ ## ANANDAVALLY, D/0 THRIPRAYATTIL AYYAPPAN, THALIKULAM DESOM, CHAVAKKAI) TALUK, PIN - 68®589 THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL HAVING COME UP l=OR HEARING 0N 08.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVEREl) THE FOLLOWING: RFA NO. 13 0F 2®06 2 ## JUDGMENT The matter settl.ed out of court. Hence, the appeal is disposed of in terms of compromise arrived at by the parties. The compromise wil.I form part of the judgment and decree. Since it is settled out of court, the appell.ant is exempted from paying the court fee in view of the legal position settled by the Apex Court in I+igh Court of Judicature at Madras rep. By its Registrar General v. M.C. Subramaniam and others [2®21 (2) KHC 62]. Sd/. P . SOMARAJAN JUDGE msp Rl=A NO. 13 0F 2006 ## APPENDIX OF R.F.A.13/2006 PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE I ORIGINAL OF THE AGREEMENT DATED 11.10.2021 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PARTIES IN THE APPEAL rl **==> picture [31 x 12] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----** £ff. **----- End of picture text -----** ## BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERElrmLan > I.A.No. 202L i:-i.---o` in R.F.A. No. 13 of2006 Petitioners/ADi]ellants: Respondent / ResDondent Thankan & Ors. Anandavally ## PETITION FILED UNDER ORDER 23 RULE 3 R/W SEC.1510F THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. rl **==> picture [71 x 43] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----** cG v.u J^-dr **----- End of picture text -----** u i::.:-:--__:::::i:-,,i::-----; tt;###,z#:ed:;", EZEEEI A r ,..-. :- ..(-: u rl ## BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ## I.A.N:ENA±o22 ## in ## R.F.A. No. 13 of2006 Petitioners/ADoellants: ## Resoondent / Respondent ## Thankam & Ors. ## Anandavally INDEX .- **==> picture [409 x 295] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----** Sl.No. Description Page NO. 1. Afridavit 1-3 I Annexure I: Original of the agreement dated 4-7 12. I 11.10.2021 executed between the parties in the appeal 3. Petition 8 Dated this the 28th day of December 2021. /r?<, Counsel for the petitioner. **----- End of picture text -----** - / , /I . u u ## BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT 0F KERALA AT ERNAKULAM > I.A.No. of2022 R.F.A. No. 13 of2006 > Petitioners/ADi]ellants: Thankam a Ors. Respondent/Respondent Anandavally ## AFFIDAVIT I, Thankam, aged 74 years, W/o Manathala Kumaran, Kottappuram desom, Eriyad village, Kodungallur Taluk, Thrissur district do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows; 1. I am the lst additional appellant in the above appeal and petitioner in the accompanying petition. I know the facts of the case. I swear this filing this affidavit on behalf of the other petitioners also. We are the legal heirs of the deceased appellant. The appellant in the above appeal died on 19.11.2006. We are impleaded as additional appellants. The above appeal is filed against the judgment and decree of sub court Irinjalakuda in O.S.No.76/97 dated 20.10.2003. 2. The original suit was filed for cancellation of sale deed No.669/93 and for partition. The plaint schedule property having 10 cents belongs to Devaki. The aforesaid Devaki is the mother of the petitioners and mother in law of the respondent. The suit for cancellation of documents was filed contenting that _®2 e- Eil 1 the mother of the petitioners had executed a will bequeathing the plaint schedule property. The sult was disallowed for cancellation of the document. Hence the appellant filed this appeal. 3. It is submitted that the entire dispute between the parties amicably settled between the parties and an agreement is executed between parties after mediation talk. Original of the agreement dated 11.10.2021 executed between the parties in the appeal is produced herewith as Armexure I. As per the Anne. I agreement the parties are agreed to sell the property and decided to divide the sale proceeds between them. Plaint schedule property is having 10 cents in Sy.No.958 and 959 in Eriyad village. The plaint schedule property is belongs to Devaki who died during the pendency of the appeal and legal heirs were impleaded as additional appellants .The additional appellants are the daughters of Devaki. The respondent is the wife of Ramakrishnan who is the deceased son of Devaki. 4. In view of the aforesaid agreement the dispute that arisen in the aforesaid appeal stands compromised and settled. There is no further dispute between parties to RFA and the entire dispute is settled as per Anne.I agreement. Hence it is humbly prayed that this Honble court may be pleased to record that the entire dispute which is the subject matter of the above regular F`irst appeal is stands settled and t- a3 - u Anne. I Compromise may be recorded under Order 23 Rule 3 and a compromise may be made part of the compromise decree. Hence it is in the interests of justice that the petition accompanying this affidavit may be allowed. All facts stated above are true. Dated this the 28th day of December, 2021. Deponent. 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MOHAM-,A`b-NAVA€ ADVOCATE P{ h;'C}TARY RCjLL.\1o.!{J247/?S}1{;3 KOBUNi3,iLLuf`{,.rHF`'.IsS`;RDIST. y`ERA`LA STATE, II'{DIA -6S.3 6$4 ## BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM > I.A.No. 2022 i`: -o ## R.F.A. No. 13 of2006 ## Petitioners/ADDellants: 1. Thankam, aged 59 years, W/o Manathala Kumaran, Kottappuran desom, Taluk, Thrissur district. - `^/ - 2.:£#i¥]F#s:vn==ur=|aluk,Thrissu Panangat House, Eriyad Village, Kodungallur Taluk, Thrissur district. i/r.+6ro G66 3. Sushama, W/o Sivadasan, Anthikkad House, S.N.Puram, Kodungallur, Thrissur district. Resfo':d:£trge€j=dent: Anandavally, D/ o Thriprayattil Ayyappan, Thalikulam desom, Chavakkad Taluk, Thrissur district. PIN - 680569 ## pE'rlTION FILED UNDER ORDER 23 RULE 3 R/w sEc. 151 uE,` THE CIVIL PROCEDUR.B CODE. For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit it is humbly prayed that this Honble Court may be pleased to record that the dispute between parties stand compromised as per Anne.I agreement dated 11.10.2021 and record compromise ciecree in accordance with agreement dated 11.10.2021 and aforesaid compromise agreement may be made part of the compromise decree. Dated this the 28th day of December , 2021. 4`,`---Counsel for the petitioners. '`.`_