N.Narayana Reddy, v. Suresh Babu, S/O.Chinnasamy
Case brief
What is this about?
This High Court set aside an order dismissing an application to implead the petitioner as a third defendant in an underlying suit. The court held the petitioner is a necessary party as a former plaintiff in a related suit and father of the current plaintiff. It directed the lower court to allow impleadment.
What did the court decide?
The application to implead the petitioner as third defendant in O.S.No.118 of 2010 is allowed; the lower court is directed to dispose of the suit within 12 weeks.
What the court decided
CRP.(PD).No.4805 of 2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 18.02.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
CRP.(PD).No.4805 of 2011
and
M.P.No.1 of 2011
N.Narayana Reddy ...Petitioner/
Proposed 3 rd Defendant
Vs.
1.Suresh Babu ...1 st Respondent/
Plaintiff
2.The Superintending Engineer,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Dharmapuri District @ Dharmapuri Divisional.
3.The Assistant Engineer
represented by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Denkanikottai, Hosur Taluk,
Dharmapuri District. ...Respondents/
Defendants
PRAYER : This Civil Revision Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against the order made in I.A.No.615 of 2010 in O.S.No.118 of 2010, dated 10.08.2011, on the file of the District Munsif Court cum Judicial Magistrate Court at Denkanikottai, Dharmapuri District.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.V.Sundararajan For R1 : No appearance For R2 & R3 : Mr.S.Jaganathan Government Advocate
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the impugned order dismissing the application to implead the petitioner as a third party in the underlying suit should be set aside.
Whether the petitioner is a necessary party to the suit regarding the subject property.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
N. Narayana Reddy
- respondent
Suresh Babu
- respondent
The Superintending Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
- respondent
The Assistant Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
Coram
Case details
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