Allowed
Suryakant Purushotham v. the Registrar
Kerala HCWP(C)/15333/2014
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Court disposed of a writ petition challenging a Sub Collector's refusal to apportion refunded court fees. The Court observed that while the Lok Adalat did not specifically order apportionment, the parties involved had no objection to sharing the refund equally. Consequently, the order directs the Second Respondent to refund one-third of the amount to the petitioner and each of the respondents.
What did the court decide?
Directed the Respondent-Registrar to refund one-third of the court fee to the petitioner and one-third to each of Respondents 4 and 5, respectively, without further delay.