Thangaraj v. Arukkani
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay of 122 days; set aside abatement consequent to death of second respondent (died 08.08.2020); legal representatives admitted as respondents 11 and 12; impleaded earlier in connected A.S(MD)No.111 of 2019; parent appeal AS(MD)No.65 of 2019; prayer block references court-fee refund of Rs.2,82,459/50/- paid in AS(MD)No.57 of 2016 dated 26.09.2023 under Section 69-A Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 r/w 151 C.P.C.; parties S.A.Anbumuthu, Hema Malini, Meenalakshmi, Iswarya Nallu v. K.Santhosh Kumar; counsel Mr.S.Ramesh; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; coram C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J. (order authored by him) and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.; appeals to be heard on 13.10.2025.
What did the court decide?
All three applications allowed: delay of 122 days condoned in filing the petitions to set aside the abatement consequent to the death of the second respondent; abatement set aside; legal representatives brought on record as respondents 11 and 12; Registry directed to amend the cause title; appeals listed for hearing on 13.10.2025.