Narasammal v. Kanniappan
Civil Miscellaneous Petition – restoration of Civil Revision Petition dismissed for non-prosecution – Order IX Rule 9, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, R. Sakthivel, J., decision dated 19-12-2025; C.M.P.No.3026 of 2023 in C.R.P.No.1269 of 2020; restoration petition under Order IX Rule 9 CPC for C.R.P.No.1269 of 2020 dismissed for non-prosecution on 08.09.2022; dismissal of restoration petition for non-prosecution; repeated non-representation and adjournment-seeking by petitioner's counsel; refusal of further adjournment; underlying challenge under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 to Order and Decreetal Order dated 21.01.2019 in I.A.No.2894 of 2017 in O.S.No.1398 of 2005, XVI Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai; parties: Narasammal (petitioner), Kanniappan (deceased), Venkammal, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board; counsel: S. Ishwarya, C. Arun Bagath, S. Karthikeyan (Standing Counsel); no monetary relief; no precedents discussed.
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to grant a further adjournment of the Civil Miscellaneous Petition, noting that counsel for the petitioner had sought adjournments for various reasons on previous hearing dates.