PRASANNA KUMAR v. RADHAKRISHNAN AND OTHERS

## **`IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM`** ## **`PRESENT`** ## **`THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN`** ``` TUESDAY, THE 5[TH] DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 15TH PHALGUNA, 1945 OP(C) NO. 199 OF 2024 ``` ``` ORDER DATED 12.01.2024 IN EA NO.637 OF 2023 IN EP NO.486 OF 2023 OF PRINCIPAL MUNSIFF COURT, CHERTHALA ``` ## **`PETITIONER/PETITIONER:`** ``` PRASANNA KUMAR AGED 53 YEARS S/O. MADHAVAN, NEDUNGATTU, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523 ``` ``` BY ADVS. THOMAS T.VARGHESE PHILIP T.VARGHESE ACHU SUBHA ABRAHAM V.T.LITHA K.R.MONISHA JIJO PAUL ``` ## **`RESPONDENTS/COUNTER PETITIONER:`** - **`1 RADHAKRISHNAN AGED 61 YEARS S/O. MADHAVAN, NEDUNGATTU, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`2 PUSHPAVALLY AGED 58 YEARS D/O. BHAVANI, PUTHENPURAKKAL, KATTOOR MURI, KALAVOOR P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 522`** - **`3 GEETHA AGED 55 YEARS D/O. BHAVANI, THEKKECHIRA, CHARAMANGALAM, MUHAMMA P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 525`** - **`4 LALITHA AGED 54 YEARS D/O. BHAVANI, MARALI, PRAYAR, UDAYANAPURAM, VAIKOM P.O, KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 143`** O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 2 - **`5 JAYAPRAKASH AGED 60 YEARS S/O. MADHAVAN, NADUNGATTU HOUSE, PERUMTHURUTH HOUSE KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`6 KUNJUMOL AGED 50 YEARS`** - **`D/O BHAVANI, PANATHARAKARY HOUSE, CHERTHALA EAST MURI, VARANAD, CHERTHALA P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 539`** - **`7 LEELA MOHANDAS AGED 58 YEARS`** - **`W/O LATE MOHANDAS, PERUMTHURUTH HOUSE KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`8 PRAMOD AGED 40 YEARS`** - **`S/O LATE MOHANDAS, PERUMTHURUTH HOUSE KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`9 PRASANTH AGED 38 YEARS`** - **`W/O LATE MOHANDAS, PERUMTHURUTH HOUSE KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`10 PRASAD S/O PURUSHOTHAMAN AND MANIKYA SREEMATHI, PERUMBATTU CHIRAYIL, CHARAMANGALAM MURI, VARANAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`11 SREEMATHI @ MANIKKA SREEMATHI W/OPURUSHOTHAMAN PERUMBATTUCHIRAYIL, CHARAMANGALAM MURI VARANAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`12 ANIRUDHAN S/O GOPALAN , CHANIVELIYIL, CHERUVARANAM, VARANAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`13 KUMARI W/O SETHU, PAKKUKANDAM, CHERIKKETHARA, CHEMMANADU KARA P.O, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 606`** - **`14 ARUNDHATHI W/O VISWARMBARAN, CHANIVELIYIL CHERUVARANAM, VARANAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`15 CHANDRASEKHARAN S/O. NARAYANAN, PADATHU HOUSE, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`16 ANIRUDHAN S/O. NARAYANAN, PADATHU HOUSE,PERUMTHURUTH MURI,`** O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 3 ``` KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523 ``` - **`17 PURUSHOTHAMAN ( DIED ) PADATHU CHIRAYIL, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`18 PONNAMMA`** - **`D/O. NARAYANANI, PADATHU HOUSE,PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`19 SARASAMMA D/O. NARAYANI, PADATHU HOUSE,PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`20 THANKAMMA D/O. NARAYANANI, PADATHU HOUSE,PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`21 SANTHA W/O. SUKUMARAN ( DIED ) PERUMBATTU CHIRAYIL, VARANAM P.O, CHERTHALA ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`22 PRADEEP`** - **`S/O. SUKUMARAN PERUMBATTU CHIRAYIL, VARANAM P.O, CHERTHALA ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`23 GEETHA @MINI D/O. SANTHA AND SUKUMARAN PERUMBATTU CHIRAYIL, VARANAM P.O, CHERTHALA ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`24 RAVEENDRAN S/O RAMAN PADIKKETHARA HOUSE, VADAKKEMURI, VAIKAPRAYAR P.O, VAIKOM KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 146`** - **`25 VISWAMBARAN S/O. RAMAN, PADIKKETHARA HOUSE, VADAKKEMURI, VAIKAPRAYAR P.O, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 146`** - **`26 RADHA D/O. RAMAN AND NARAYANI, PADIKKETHARA HOUSE, VADAKKEMURI, VAIKAPRAYAR P.O, VAIKOM KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 146`** - **`27 LEELA D/O. RAMAN AND NARAYANI, PADIKKETHARA HOUSE, VADAKKEMURI, VAIKAPRAYAR P.O, VAIKOM KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 146`** - **`28 MALLIKA`** - **`W/O SUKUMARAN , PADIKKETHARA HOUSE, VADAKKEMURI, VAIKAPRAYAR P.O, VAIKOM KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686 146`** - **`29 DEVARAJAN`** O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 4 ``` S/O. KESAVAN, PADATHU HOUSE, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523 ``` - **`30 PRAKASAN S/O. KESAVAN, PADATHU HOUSE, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`31 PRASANNA D/O. NAGAMMA AND KESAVAN, PADATHU HOUSE, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`32 SUMALATHA @ SUMA /O. LAKSHMI AND KESAVAN, PADATHU HOUSE, PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`33 PRABHAVATHI@ USHA W/O ANIRUDHAN, CHANIVELIYIL, CHERUVATANAM MURI, VARANAM P.O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`34 AJI @ AJIMOL D/O ANIRUDHAN, CHANIVELIYIL, CHERUVATANAM MURI, VARANAM P.O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`35 ARUN S/O ANIRUDHAN, CHANIVELIYIL, CHERUVATANAM MURI, VARANAM P.O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 555`** - **`36 KUNJUMANI W/O. LATE PURUSHOTHAMAN, PADATHU HOUSE,PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`37 AKHIL S/O. PURUSHAN @ PURUSHOTHAMAN, PADATHU HOUSE,PERUMTHURUTH MURI, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE, S.L. PURAM P.O ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 523`** - **`38 VISWANATHAN NAIR VALIYAKULANGARA VELI, MARUTHORVATTOM, CMC 16, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 539`** - **`39 VIJAYALAKSHMI D/O. LATE MINIMOL @ MINI, VALIYAKULANGARA VELY,MARUTHORVATTOM, CMC 16, CHERTHALA ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688 539`** ``` BY ADVS. DR V N SANKARJEE V.N.MADHUSUDANAN(K/687/1997) R.UDAYA JYOTHI(U-90) M.M.VINOD(K/778/2002) ``` O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 5 ``` M.SUSEELA(K/6/2009) KEERTHI B. CHANDRAN(K/001715/2018) VIJAYAN PILLAI P.K.(K/001575/2019) C.PURUSHOTHAMAN NAIR(K/000433/2017) SINEESH K.M.(K/000379/2022) ``` ``` THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ``` O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 6 ## **`JUDGMENT`** ## **`Dated, this the 5[th] day of March 2024`** ``` The Petitioner herein is the petitioner in E.A.No.637/2023 preferred in E.P.No.486/2023 arising from O.S.No.403/1982 of the Principal Munsiff Court, Cherthala. The said Execution Application was filed under Order 21, Rule 97 of the Code, which was dismissed by Ext.P5 order. The challenge in this Original Petition is directed against Ext.P5 order. ``` ``` 2.Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and respondents, this court notice that the present petitioner is a legal heir of the Original 15[th] defendant in the partition suit, O.S.No.403/1982, wherefore, he is not entitled to maintain an application under Order 21, Rule 97. The expression ‘any person’ as employed in Rule 97 cannot include a judgment debtor, as held by the Honorable Supreme Court in B h anw arL al v Satyanarayain, 1995 (1) SCC 6. It is stating the ``` 7 O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 ``` said reason that Ext.P4 application is seen dismissed vide Ext.P5. ``` ``` This court finds no illegality or infirmity with respect to Ext.P5, wherefore, the challenge in this Original Petition fails and the same will stand dismissed. It is clarified that the petitioner will be at liberty to pursue such other remedy, if any, available in law as against the supplemental final decree passed in I.A.No.13/2020, as also, the delivery sought for on the basis of such supplemental final decree dated 08.12.2022. ``` ``` C.JAYACHANDRAN, JUDGE ``` ``` SSG ``` O.P.(C). No.199 of 2023 8 ## **`APPENDIX OF OP(C) 199/2024`** ``` PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 ``` ``` TRUE COPY OF FINAL DECREE PASSED IN I.A NO. 1778 OF 1995 IN O.S NO. 403 OF 1982 DATED 20.01.2004 ``` - **`Exhibit P2`** ``` TRUE COPY OF SUPPLEMENTARY FINAL DECREE DATED 24.09.2021 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL MUNSIFF COURT, CHERTHALA ``` - **`Exhibit P3`** ``` TRUE COPY OF E.P NO. 486/2023 IN O.S NO. 403/1982 DATED 10.10.2023 BEFORE THE MUNSIFF'S COURT, CHERTHALA ``` ``` Exhibit P4TRUE COPY OF E.A NO. 637/2023 IN E.P NO. 486/2023 IN O.S. NO. 403/1982 DATED 01.12.2023 BEFORE PRINCIPAL MUNSIFF'S COURT, CHERTHALA ``` - **`Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 12.01.2024 IN E.A NO. 637/2023 IN E.P NO. 486/2023 IN O.S. NO. 403/1982 PASSED BY PRINCIPAL MUNSIFF'S COURT, CHERTHALA`** - **`RESPONDENTS’ EXHIBITS Exhibit R10(a) True copy of the supplementary final decree dated 8.12.2022 in I.A. No.13/2020 in O.S.No.403/1982 of the Munsiff's Court, Cherthala`** ``` Exhibit R10(b)True copy of the preliminary decree dated 31.8.1988 in O.S.No.403/1982 of the Munsiff's Court, Cherthala ``` - **`Exhibit R10(c) True copy of the judgment dated 31.8.1988 in O.S. No.403/1982 of the Munsiff's Court, Cherthala`** - **`Exhibit R10(d) True copy of the judgment dated 10.8.1994 in A.S.No.59/1988 of the Sub Curt, Cherthala`** ``` Exhibit R10(e)True copy of the objection dated 2.12.2023 in E.A. No. 637/2023 in E.P. No. 486/2023 on the file of the Principal Munsiff's Court, Cherthala ```