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M.Raman v. M.Raju

Madras HC23 Oct 2025CMP/257/2012

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What is this about?

Madras High Court order, 23.10.2025, C.M.P.Nos.257 to 259 of 2012 in A.S.No.996 of 2005, by Dr.G.Jayachandran J. with Mummieni Sudheer Kumar J.: condonation of delay of 1006 days; abatement of appeal set aside following death of 4th respondent M.Gopal Gounder; legal heirs/legal representatives brought on record as Respondents 33 to 36 (earlier, heirs of deceased respondents M.Raju and D.M.Govindasamy brought on record as Respondents 11 to 32); Registry directed to amend appeal records; CMP allowed.

What did the court decide?

Delay of 1006 days condoned; petitions to set aside the abatement of A.S.No.996 of 2005 (caused by the death of the 4th respondent, M.Gopal Gounder) allowed and abatement set aside; his legal heirs brought on record as Respondents 33 to 36; Registry directed to carry out the necessary amendment in the appeal.

M.Raman Vs M.Raju — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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C.M.P.Nos.257 to 259 of 2012 in A.S.No.996 of 2005

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C.M.P.Nos.257 to 259 of 2012 in A.S.No.996 of 2005

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Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN,J. and MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR,J.

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[Order of the Court was made by Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.]

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In the course of final hearing of the appeal, on examination of the records, this Court found that pending the appeal, 1^st respondent, M.Raju and the 2^nd respondent, D.M.Govindasamy, had died. Pursuant to separate petitions filed in this regard, their legal heirs were brought on record as respondents 11 to 32.

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2. Yet another petition has been filed seeking condone the delay in setting aside the abatement of the appeal caused due to the death of 4^th respondent, M.Gopal Gounder; to set aside the abatement and; to bring on record his legal heirs filed earlier not allowed for completion of service.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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C.M.P.Nos.257 to 259 of 2012 in A.S.No.996 of 2005

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3. Though, in the present petition, the legal heirs of Gopal Gounder were sought to be brought on record as respondents 10 to 14, in view of the fact that pursuant to two other sets of petitions already allowed and their legal heirs were brought on record as respondents 11 to 32, this Court for the sake of completion, allows this petition. Accordingly, the legal heirs of the deceased M.Gopal Gounder (4^th respondent) are hereby brought on record as respondents 33 to 36.

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4. In view of the above, the delay of 1006 days is condoned.

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Accordingly, the condone delay petition is allowed. Consequently, the petitions to set aside the abatement and to bring on record the legal representatives of the deceased 4^th respondent, M.Gopal Gounder are hereby allowed.

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[Dr.G.J., J.] & [M.S.K., J.] 23.10.2025

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Note: The Registry is directed to carryout necessary amendment in the appeal

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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C.M.P.Nos.257 to 259 of 2012 in A.S.No.996 of 2005