A.Shantha Kumar v. a.Dhanaeswaran (Deceased) 1.A.Padmakumar alias Padmanabhan and 10 others
Case brief
What is this about?
Interlocutory impleader/substitution order, Madras High Court, single Judge (C. Saravanan), dated 22.04.2025, in Application No.1741 of 2025 in C.S.No.225 of 2023 (Tr.C.S.No.225 of 2023). Plaintiff A.Shantha Kumar (counsel Ms.S.Thenmozhi) impleaded Mrs.Vasanthi, Mr.Lakshmi Narayanan and Mrs.Suganthi as legal representatives of the deceased third defendant T.Komaleeswari and as Defendants 12-14, with no objection from counsel for Respondents 6-8 (Mr.C.Rajan); directions issued to amend the plaint cause title, insert the correct address of Respondents 9-11/Proposed Defendants 12-14, and file a clean amended plaint within one week. Statutes referenced: Order XIV Rule 8 of O.S.Rules; Order XXII Rule 4 CPC; Section 151 CPC. Keywords: legal representative, impleading, death of defendant, substitution of heirs, Order XXII Rule 4, Section 151 CPC, cause title amendment.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: Mrs.Vasanthi, Mr.Lakshmi Narayanan and Mrs.Suganthi to be brought on record as the legal representatives of the deceased 3rd Defendant T.Komaleeswari and as Defendants 12 to 14 in Tr.C.S.No.225 of 2023; plaint cause title to be amended with their correct addresses and a clean amended plaint to be filed within one week.