The High Court directed judicial officers to trace lost case records from a principal court to a trial court in Tirupur, a delay causing adjournments. A timeline was fixed for record retrieval and suit disposal under Article 227.
Direction issued to trace case records and fix a time frame for disposing of the suit.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICIATE AT MADRAS
DATED : 10.02.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAVINDRAN
CRP(PD)No.317 of 2017
.. Petitioners
Vs.
Prayer : This Civil Revision Petition has been filed seeking direction for tracing out their case records in O.S.No.46 of 2008 on the file of the learned District Munsif, Tiruppur and for a direction to dispose of the suit within a time frame.
For the petitioners : Mr.M.Sivavarthanan
For the Respondents : No appearance
ORDER
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The grievance of the petitioners seems to be that even after disposal of CMA.No.9 of 2008, the suit has not progressed for want of records from the Principal Sub Court, Tirupur to the Trial Court, viz., District Munsif Court, Tirupur. Accordingly, stating that for want of records, the suit has not proceeded further, the petitioners have filed the present Civil Revision Petition invoking 227 of the Constitution of India to give a direction to the courts below to trace the case records and to fix a time frame so as to conclude suit by that time.
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District Munsif Court, Tirupur, the District Munsif, Tirupur is directed to expedite the progress of the suit, in accordance with law and dispose of the same accordingly. Civil Revision Petition is accordingly disposed of.
10.02.2017
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T.RAVINDRAN, J.
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CRP(PD)No.317 of 2017
10.02.2017
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct lower courts to trace case records delayed due to inter-court transfer and fix a timeline for disposal?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
N.Singaram
N.Kanagaraj
K.Subramaniam
K.Murugesan
T.Ravindran
As recorded by the court registry
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