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Sornathal v. Sengottuvel

Madras HC22 Jul 2025CRP/2402/2025

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What is this about?

Expedited disposal direction under Article 227; O.S. No.224 of 2024 (earlier O.S. No.223 of 2023); District Munsif, Elumathur/Elumatur, Erode District; six-month timeline from receipt of order copy; suit pending at Commissioner/Advocate Commissioner report stage; second defendant yet to file written statement; report forwarded in D.No.5645/2025 dated 08.07.2025; CRP.No.2402 of 2025; Justice P.B. Balaji; petitioners Sornathal and V.Srremathy; respondents Sengottuvel and M/s.S.K.M.Animal Feeds and Foods (India) Private Limited.

What did the court decide?

Civil Revision Petition disposed of with directions to the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate to conclude the trial in O.S. No.224 of 2024 and dispose of the suit within six (6) months from receipt of the copy of the order; notice to respondents dispensed with; no costs. ¶20

Sornathal Vs Sengottuvel — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 22.07.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI

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CRP.No.2402 of 2025

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1.Sornathal 2.V.Srremathy

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... Petitioners Vs.

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1.Sengottuvel 2.M/s.S.K.M.Animal Feeds and Foods (India) Private Limited, Company, Managing Director, Dr.M.Chandrasekaran ... Respondents

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PRAYER : Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of Constitution of India, to direct the District Munsif Court, Elumathur, Erode District to dispose O.S. No.224 of 2024 within stipulated time.

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For Petitioner : Ms.S.Pavithra for Mr.C.Prakasam

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ORDER

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The revision petitioners are the plaintiffs in O.S. No.223 of 2023 before the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Erode (renumbered in O.S. No.224 of 2024 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Elumatur, Erode District). The petitioners seek expeditious disposal of the

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said suit.

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I had called for a report from the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, in and by order dated 20.06.2025, the learned District Judge has forwarded the report of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate at Elumathur to the Registry of this Court, in and by proceedings in D.No.5645/2025 dated 08.07.2025. The learned District Munsif has sought for six months time to dispose of the suit and has also set out the stage of the said proceedings in detail, in which the suit is presently being viz., for the report of the Commissioner/Advocate Commissioner and also the second defendant having not filed written statement till date.

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In view of limited prayer sought for, notice to the respondents hereby dispensed with. Considering the suit is of the year 2024, I direct the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, to conclude the trial in O.S. No.224 of 2024, after affording an opportunity to both the parties and dispose of the same within a period of six (6) months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order.

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