Raman v. Thazhemittath Kelu
Case brief
What is this about?
Restoration of interlocutory applications dismissed for default; condonation of delay (480 days); setting aside abatement of first appeal after appellant's death; impleadment of legal representatives; amendment of cause title; misplacement of case file by counsel; Tribal litigants; conditional revival upon costs of Rs.25,000/-; A.S.No.32/2005 District Court Kalpetta; O.S.No.102/1996 Munsiff-Magistrate's Court Manandavadi; Kerala High Court FAO No.35/2025 and O.P.(C)Nos.1828-1830/2016.
What did the court decide?
FAO No.35/2025 and O.P.(C)Nos.1828, 1829 & 1830/2016 allowed; orders dated 29.02.2016 dismissing I.A.Nos.233 to 244 of 2015 set aside; I.A.Nos.233 to 244 of 2015 allowed on payment of Rs.25,000/- as costs to the respondents within two months of receipt of certified copy (failing which they stand dismissed); I.A.Nos.396 to 401 of 2012 restored; Trial Court to consider I.A.Nos.396/2012 to 401/2012 afresh untrammelled by the observations in the judgment; parties to appear before the Trial Court on 03.06.2025 and the petitioners' counsel to pay costs to the respondents' counsel and submit a memo