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Ramanathan v. Muthu.P

Madras HC4 Jul 2025CRP(MD)/1822/2025

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What is this about?

Court fee refund; Article 227 Constitution of India; Civil Revision Petition C.R.P.(MD)No.1822 of 2025; Ar.Ramanathan v. P.Muthu; unnumbered R.L.T.O.P.No. /2022; O.S.No.552 of 2022 V Additional District Court Madurai; suit valuation Rs.15,00,000/-; Court Fee Rs.45,000/-; Principal District Munsif Madurai directed to refund court fee within one month; notice to respondent dispensed with; no costs; M.Dhandapani J.; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; decided 04.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Principal District Munsif, Madurai to refund the Court Fee paid by the petitioner in unnumbered R.L.T.O.P.No. /2022, in accordance with the rules, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs. ¶22

Ramanathan Vs Muthu.P — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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C.R.P.(MD)No.1822 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 04.07.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

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C.R.P(PD)(MD)No.1822 of 2025

Ar.Ramanathan

... Petitioner

Vs.

P.Muthu

... Respondent

PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of Constitution of India, to allow this Civil Revision Petition directing the Principal District Munsif, Madurai to refund the Court Fee paid by the petitioner in Unnumbered R.L.T.O.P.No. /2022.

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.S.Senthil Kumar ORDER

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This Civil Revision Petition is filed seeking to allow this Civil Revision

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Petition directing the Principal District Munsif, Madurai to refund the Court Fee paid by the petitioner in Unnumbered R.L.T.O.P.No. /2022.

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2.Since no adverse order is going to be passed as against the respondent, notice to the respondent is dispensed with.

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3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has filed a suit in O.S.No.552 of 2022, on the file of the V Additional District Court, Madurai seeking the relief of evicting the respondent from the schedule mentioned property and other reliefs. He has valued the suit for a sum of Rs.15,00,000/- and paid a Court Fee of Rs.45,000/-. Now he has not intended to

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proceed with the case and hence, he has filed an application in unnumbered R.L.T.O.P.No. /2022.

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4. Considering the limited relief sought for by the petitioner, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of directing the learned Principal District Munsif, Madurai to refund the Court Fee paid by the petitioner in unnumbered R.L.T.O.P.No. /2022 in accordance with the rules, within a period of one

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month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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04.07.2025

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