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Varunni v. Ramadas

Kerala HC28 Oct 2013OP(C)/3473/2013

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What is this about?

In this original petition under Article 227, the petitioner prayed for a direction to the trial court to expeditiously dispose of an application for interim injunction in a suit for specific performance. The court directed the subordinate judge to hear and dispose of the application within two weeks.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Subordinate Judge of Thrissur to hear and dispose of I.A.No.8332 of 2013 expeditiously, in any event within two weeks from 29.10.2013.

Varunni Vs Ramadas — Specific Performance | Kerala HC (2013)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN

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MONDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2013/6TH KARTHIKA, 1935

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OP(C).No. 3473 of 2013 (O)

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(I.A.No.8332/2013 IN OS No.935/2013 OF SUB COURT, THRISSUR)

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PETITIONER:

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VARUNNI, S/O.PYLIKKUTTY, THERATTIL HOUSE, PADAVARAD DESOM, OLLUR VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK

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BY ADVS.SRI.K.B.GANGESH SMT.ATHIRA A.MENON

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RESPONDENT:

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RAMADAS S/O.BALAN, THOTTIPARAMBIL HOUSE PERUMBILLYSSERRY DESOM, CHOVVUR VILLAGE, THRISSUR

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BY ADV. SRI.K.S.BHARATHAN

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THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28-10-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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APPENDIX

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PETITIONER'S' EXHIBITS

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EXHIBIT P1	TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DATED 24-08-2012 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PARTIES
EXHIBIT P2	TRUE COPY OF THE PLAINT IN O.S NO 935/2013
EXHIBIT P3	TRUE COPY OF THE I.A NO 7463/2013 IN O.S NO 935/2013 ON THE FILE OF IIND ADDITIONAL SUB COURT THRISSUR
EXHIBIT P4	TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION TO EXHIBIT P3
EXHIBIT P5	TRUE COPY OF THE COMMISSION REPORT DATED 27-08-2013 FILED IN OS NO 935/2013 ON THE FILE OF IIND ADDITIONAL SUB COURT,THRISSUR
EXHIBIT P6	TRUE COPY OF THE I.A NO 8332/13 IN O.S NO 935/2013 ON THE FILE OF IIND ADDITIONAL SUB COURT,THRISSUR

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RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS

NIL

/TRUE COPY/

VPS PA TO JUDGE

P.N.RAVINDRAN , J.

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--------------------------O.P.(C) No.3473 of 2013

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Dated this the 28^th day of October, 2013

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J U D G M E N T

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The petitioner is the plaintiff in O.S.No.935 of 2013 on the file of the Court of the Second Additional Subordinate Judge of Thrissur. The respondent is the sole defendant therein. The suit instituted by the petitioner is one for a specific performance of an agreement for sale of Swamy Clay Works. A copy of the said agreement for sale is on record as Ext.P1. Along with the plaint, the petitioner filed I.A.No.7463 of 2013 for an interim order of injunction restraining the defendant from alienating the plaint schedule property or from encumbering it or from creating documents in respect thereof pending disposal of the suit. On that application an ad interim order of injunction was passed and it is still in force. He thereafter filed I.A.No.8332 of 2013 in O.S.No.935 of 2013 (Ext.P6) wherein he has prayed for an interim order of injunction restraining the defendant from removing clay from the land or the machinery from the Swamy Clay Works or from demolishing the buildings therein or from committing acts of waste therein. In this original petition filed under Article 227 of the constitution of India, the petitioner prays for an

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order directing the trial court to hear and dispose of the said application expeditiously. It is stated that though I.A.No.8332 of 2013 was filed on 30.9.2013 and it was taken up for consideration on 4.10.2013 and 29.10.2013, it has not so far been heard and disposed of. The petitioner has averred that unless the application is expeditiously heard and disposed of and in the meanwhile the clay is removed from the plaint schedule property, the relief prayed for in the application would become infructuous.

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When the original petition came up for hearing before me on 11.10.2013, while admitting the original petition and ordering notice to the respondent, I passed an interim order of injunction restraining the respondent/defendant from removing clay from the plaint schedule property in O.S.No. 935 of 2013.

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I heard Sri.K.B.Gangesh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.K.S.Bharathan, learned counsel appearing for the respondent. Though the learned counsel on both sides addressed arguments at length on merits, I am of the opinion that the proper course would be to direct the trial court to hear and dispose of I.A.No.8332 of 2013 expeditiously and with a further observation that the interim order passed by this Court was only to preserve the status quo as it obtained on 11.10.2013 so as to prevent I.A.No.8332 of 2013

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from becoming infructuous.

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I accordingly dispose of the original petition with a direction to the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Thrissur to hear and dispose of I.A.No.8332 of 2013 expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from 29.10.2013.

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Registry to issue a certified copy, if applied for today itself.

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P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE)

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vps

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