Sreedevi v. Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court directed the first appellate court to examine the maintainability of an appeal against a compromise decree, rejecting the appeal proceeding before hearing the opposing application.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the first appellate court to dispose of the application on maintainability within two weeks.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF JULY 2023 / 14TH ASHADHA, 1945
OP(C) NO. 1318 OF 2023
AGAINST THE COMMON ORDER I.A.NO.1/2022 AND I.A.NO.2/2022 IN AS.NO. 160/2022 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS
COURT -IV, THRISSUR
PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:
SREEDEVI AGED 45 YEARS, W/O GOVINDRAJ PUNNAPUZHA VEETTIL, KUTTUR VILLAGE AND DESOM THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR, PIN - 680013
BY ADVS. C.HARIKUMAR SANDRA SUNNY ARUN KUMAR M.A FARAH JYOTHI PRADEEP
RESPONDENT/PETITIONER/APPELLANT:
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an appeal against a compromise decree of a lower appellate court is maintainable.
Whether the conduct of the first appellate court in dismissing an application to quash an appeal without hearing is sustainable.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SREEDEVI
- respondent
SECRETARY KOLAZHY GRAMA PANCHAYATH
Coram
P. SOMARAJAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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