The Madurai Bench disposed of two Connected Miscellaneous Petitions in a partition suit appeal. It granted an interim stay on the final decree only and directed tenant-defendants to deposit rents to the trial court account.
Interim stay on final decree; direction to tenant-defendants to deposit rent to trial court account from October 2017.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction )
Monday, the Eighteenth day of September Two Thousand Seventeen
PRESENT
The Honble Mr.Justice M.M.SUNDRESH** and **The Honble Mr.Justice N.SATHISH KUMAR
C.M.P.(MD) Nos.5771 and 7714 of 2017
IN A.S.(MD) No.91 of 2017
CMP(MD) No.5771 of 2017:
1 ABDULLA
2 NOORJAHAN ... PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS
ISMAIL PATHUMA(DIED) 1. PATHUMUTHU JOHARA MOHAMMED ANIFA(DIED).
4 M. MAJAHAR BEGAM
5 M. THOULATH BEEBI 6 R.SYED RAVIYATH 7 S. SHAHIRA BANU 8 M. ANISH FATHIMA JOHRA BEEVI(DIED). 9 SREENIVASAN 10 AYYAVU AMBALAM 11 MURUGAN SEENI MATHAR(DIED) 12 BHADHUR RAJA SETHU (DIED), ALAGAR(DIED) 13 SEKAR 14 PARTHIBAN 15 SAHUL HAMEED SULTHAN (DIED) 16 RAGHUNATHAN MAMOODHA(DIED) 17 RAJKUMAR 18 PONNUSAMY 19 CHELLAMMAL SAITHOON(DIED) 20 RAVIATH BEEVI https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ RAJA MOHAMMED(EXONERATED), SYED(DIED)
21 PONNUTHAI 22 MATHINA 23 IBRAHIM BATHU 24 MOHAMED ALI JINNAH 25 MURUGAN N.S.MINNAL KABIBA (DIED) 26 H.SAITHOON BEEVI 27 NOORJAHAN 28 E. MEGARAJ 29 N.S. SAIPUDEEN @ ATHAVU 30 SAMSUDEEN 31 KADHAR MYDEEN 32 A. SAMSUDHEEN 33 ZAHEER HUSSAIN 34 MUMTAJ 35 MARIAM BEEVI 36 MINOR RAMZAN 37 MINOR MAMSAL (MINOR RESPONDENTS 36 & 37 ARE REPRESENTED THROUGH THEIR COURT GUARDIAN ADVOCATE TR.SENTHIL) ... RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS (RESPONDENTS 9 to 37 ARE GIVEN UP IN CMP ALONE. HENCE NO NOTICE IS NECESSARY TO THEM) CMP(MD) No.7714 of 2017: ISMAIL PATHUMA (DIED) 1 PATHAMUTHU JOHARA MOHAMED ANIFA (DIED) 2 SEENI MADHAR 3 SEENI PITCHAI 4 M.MAJAHAR BEGUM 5 M.THOULATH BEEBI 6 R.SYED RAVIYATH 7 S.SHAHIRA BANU 8 M.ANISH FATHIMA ... PETITIONERS/1 to 8 RESPONDENTS Vs JOHRA BEEVI (DIED) 1 ABDULLA 2 NOORJAHAN ... RESPONDENTS 1,2/APPELLANTS 1 & 2 3 SREENIVASAN 4 AYYAVU AMBALAM 5 MURUGAN SEENI MATHAR(DIED) 6 BHADHUR RAJA SETHU (DIED), ALAGAR(DIED) 7 SEKAR 8 PARTHIBAN 9 SAHUL HAMEED https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 10 RAGHUNATHAN MAMOODHA(DIED)
11 RAJKUMAR 12 PONNUSAMY 13 CHELLAMMAL SAITHOON(DIED) 14 RAVIATH BEEVI RAJA MOHAMMED(EXONERATED), SYED(DIED) 15 PONNUTHAI 16 MATHINA 17 IBRAHIM BATHU 18 MOHAMED ALI JINNAH 19 MURUGAN N.S.MINNAL KABIBA (DIED) 20 H.SAITHOON BEEVI 21 NOORJAHAN 22 E. MEGARAJ 23 N.S. SAIPUDEEN @ ATHAVU 24 SAMSUDEEN 25 KADHAR MYDEEN 26 A. SAMSUDHEEN 27 ZAHEER HUSSAIN 28 MUMTAJ 29 MARIAM BEEVI 30 MINOR RAMZAN 31 MINOR MAMSAL (MINOR RESPONDENTS 30 & 31 ARE REPRESENTED THROUGHTHEIR COURT GUARDIAN ADVOCATE TR.SENTHIL. ...RESPONDENTS 3 to 31/ RESPONDENTS 9 to 37
Prayer in CMP(MD). 5771/ 2017 :
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to stay the operation of the Judgment and Decree dated 05/12/2016 made in O.S.No. 202/2004 on the file of the Learned VI Additional District Court, Madurai, pending disposal of the above AS(MD) 91/2017.
Prayer in CMP(MD). 7714/ 2017 :
To direct the Respondents1&2/Appellants 1&2 herein in AS (MD) No.91/2017 to deposit the rents collected from the tenants before the Trial Court and to comply with the direction in I.A.No.121/2003 in O.S.No.202/2004 dt.15.9.2006 on the file of the VIth Additional District Judge, Madurai and allow the petitioners 1 to 8/Respondents 1 to 8 to withdraw the same and thus render justice.
ORDER : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.M.V.VENKATASESHAN, Advocate for the petitioners in CMP(MD) No.5771 of 2017 and Respondent 1 & 2 in CMP(MD) No.7714 of 2017 and M/S.S.A.AJMAL KHAN CAVEATOR for respondents in CMP(MD) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ No.5771 of 2017 and Petitioners in CMP(MD) No.7714 of 2017 the court made the following order:-
(Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J )
C.M.P.(MD) No.5771 of 2017 has been filed by the petitioners, who are the defendants 2 & 3 in the suit filed for partition and separate possession. A preliminary decree has been passed as against which the present appeal suit has been filed. Pending appeal, the petitioners seek an order of stay.
2.C.M.P.(MD) No.7714 of 2017 has been filed by the petitioners, who are plaintiffs in the suit and obtained a preliminary decree. This application has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 & 2/Appellants 1 & 2 to deposit the rent payable by the other defendants who have not filed any appeal against the preliminary decree.
3.The learned counsel appearing for the appellants would submit that they are not receiving the rents from the tenants. Some of them have left the premises and some of them are no more. Further, there is no objection for the appellants for the remaining defendants to deposit the rent before the trial Court to the credit of O.S.No.202 of 2004.
4.Considering the above, in C.M.P.(MD) No.5771 of 2017 there shall be an order of interim stay regarding passing final decree alone. However, it is made clear that the further proceedings shall go on.
5.In C.M.P.(MD) No.7714 of 2017, the respondents/defendants who are tenant in the suit properties are directed to deposit their respective rent to the credit of O.S.No.202 of 2004 on the file of VI Additional District Court, Madurai periodically on or before 7th of ensuing English Calender months starting from October, 2017. Resultantly, the respondents/defendants who are tenants shall not pay any rent to the appellants, who are hereby injuncted from receiving the rent.
Both the petitions are disposed of accordingly. sd/18/09/2017
Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,
TO
VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, MADURAI. +2. C.C. to M/S.M.V.VENKATASESHAN Advocate SR.No.30889
C.M.P.(MD) Nos.5771 and 7714 of 2017
IN A.S.(MD) No.91 of 2017
MKV-CM-MSA-SAR 3/25.09.2017/4P-4C
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an interim stay on the pass of final decree is necessary pending appeal in a partition suit.
Whether tenant-defendants are to be directed to deposit rents to the credit of the trial court account pending appeal.
Abdulla
Noorjahan
Ismail Pathuma
Pathumuthu Johara Mohammed Anifa
Seeni Mathar
Seeni Pitchai
M.M.SUNDRESH
N.SATHISH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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