Y.Natarajan v. Komalam
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court dismissed an appeal as settled out of court after parties amicably settled the matter in 2011. Court fees were refunded citing a Madras High Court precedent.
What did the court decide?
Refund the entire court fee paid at the appellate stage to the appellant.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN
MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 22ND PHALGUNA, 1944
AS NO. 262 OF 2001
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 08.12.2000 IN OS 77/1998 OF
PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,KOCHI
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE APPELLANT
P.NATARAJAN, S/O LATE K. PARAMESHWARAN, AGED 38 YEARS,
R/AT CC VI/1665, THEKKEMADAM HOUSE, PALACE ROAD,
MATTANCHERRY, KOCHI-2. (EMPLOYED AT DELHI) REPRESENTED
BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER P. SUBRAMANIYAN, S/O LATE
K. PARAMESHWARAN, AGED 46 YEARS, R/AT THONNIYIL HOUSE,
ROSE LANE, PARAVUR KAVALA, ALWAYE -3.
BY ADVS.
SRI.TOM JOSE
SMT.GEETHA JOBOZHUKAYIL
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RESPONDENT:
KOMALAM, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, W/O SAHADEVAN, THEVALIL
VEETIL, G.C.D.A COLONY, KOOVAPADAM DESOM, MATTANCHERRY
VILLAGE, KOCHI TALUK.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether an appeal pending before the court should be dismissed as settled when the parties reach an amicable settlement outside the court during pendency.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
P. NATARAJAN
- respondent
KOMALAM
Coram
P. SOMARAJAN
Case details
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