K.Siva v. Madurai Hindu Permanent Fund Office
Case brief
What is this about?
C.R.P(MD)No.2964 of 2024, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, G.ILANGOVAN, J., decided 09.01.2025. Auction purchaser K.Siva vs Madurai Hindu Permanent Fund Office, Madurai (R1/Plaintiff) and M.Shanmugam (R2/Defendant, unclaimed). Execution proceedings E.P.No.49 of 2015 in O.S.No.307 of 2007, III Additional Sub Court, Madurai District; E.A.No.SR 22099 of 2024 for extension of time to pay balance of Rs.15,75,750/- after payment of Rs.5,25,250/- rejected by endorsement 'not maintainable'; held maintainability must be decided on judicial grounds; rejection order dated 04.11.2024 set aside with direction to process and dispose after hearing; Article 227; no costs; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Impugned rejection order dated 04.11.2024 set aside; III Additional Subordinate Judge, Madurai directed to process the unnumbered E.A., take up any maintainability defect on the judicial side, and dispose of the matter after affording opportunity to the revision petitioner; no costs; connected C.M.P(MD)No.16924 of 2024 closed.