Peter v. Joseph Peter
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner filed this writ petition under Article 226 seeking early disposal of a title suit pending in Lower Court involving 91 years old plaintiff. Court directed Third Additional Munsiff to expedite disposal before summer vacation.
What did the court decide?
Third Additional Munsiff Ernakulam to expedite disposal of OS.No.1/2014 at any rate before court closes for summer vacation.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAMAKRISHNAN
THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2016/12TH KARTHIKA, 1938 OP(C).No. 1999 of 2016 (O) ---------------------------
OS 1/2014 of II ADDITIONAL MUNSIFF'S COURT, ERNAKULAM ----------------
PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF: ---------------------
PETER, AGED 91 YEARS, S/O.PALLATHU CHACKO, PONNURUNNI DESOM, THAMMANAM POST, PIN 682 032, EDAPPALLY SOUTH VILLAGE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK REPRESENTED BY HIS NEXT FRIEND AND WIFE MARY PETER, AGED 83 YEARS, PONNURUNNI DESOM, EDAPPALLY SOUTH VILLAGE, THAMMANAM POST, PIN 682 032.
BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAVISANKAR
RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT: ---------------------
JOSEPH PETER, S/O.PETER, AGED 58 YEARS, PALLATHU HOUSE, NOW RESIDING AT KALLUNGAL HOUSE, ST.JOHN BAPTIST ROAD, PALARIVATTOM POST, PIN 682 025. R1 BY ADVS. SRI.N.SUBRAMANIAM SRI.M.S.NARAYANAN SRI.P.T.GIRIJAN SMT.USHA NARAYANAN SMT.NEENU PAVITHRAN
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether to direct the lower court to expedite disposal of a civil suit involving senior citizens.
Whether to transfer the suit to another Additional Munsiff court due to lack of regular sittings.
Whether the pending Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court impedes trial of the suit.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
PETER
- respondent
JOSEPH PETER
Coram
K. RAMAKRISHNAN
Case details
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