S.P.S. Murugesan, Vs a.T.Chinnadurai — Succession and Inheritance | Madras HC (2025)

S.P.S. Murugesan, Vs a.T.Chinnadurai — Succession and Inheritance | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief; the review application was dismissed. By the subsequent mention order, the Registry was directed to issue a fresh copy of the Order dated 12.12.2025 incorporating the petitioner-side counsel's name.

Issue for consideration

Whether the review application seeking review of the order rejecting C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023 has any merit, given that the challenge to the impleading of the private respondents (on a reading of Section 15(1)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act) is the subject matter of the pending suit O.S.No.8 of 2021 decidable by the Trial Court. +1 more

Court's answer

The review application against the order rejecting C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023 has no merit and is accordingly dismissed.

Ratio / Principle

The challenge to the impleading of the private respondents, based on a reading of Section 15(1)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, is the subject matter of suit which can be decided by the Trial Court at the behest of the petitioners as plaintiffs in O.S.No.8 of 2021.

Key takeaways

All the differences that are available in law can be canvassed by the petitioners before the Trial Court.ratio¶¶37
As the decision of the Court would not be altered and no harm would be caused, the Registry is directed to incorporate the name of the counsel for the Petitioners in the Order dated 12.12.2025 in Review Application (MD).No.84 of 2023, wherever necessary, and issue a fresh order copy to the parties concerned.ratio¶¶7

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), C. Saravanan J. — Review Application (MD)No.84 of 2023 in C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023, with CMP (MD) No.14866 of 2023. By order dated 12.12.2025 the Court dismissed the review application against its order rejecting C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023 as devoid of merit, holding that the challenge to the impleading of the private respondents, based on a reading of Section 15(1)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, is the subject matter of the petitioners' pending suit O.S.No.8 of 2021, and that all differences available in law can be canvassed before the Trial Court. By a later mention order dated 10.04.2026, noting that counsel's appearance had been entered as 'No representation for the Petitioners', the Registry was directed to incorporate the petitioner-side counsel's name in the 12.12.2025 order and issue a fresh order copy, without altering the decision.

Rev.Aplc (MD) No.84 of 2023 and CMP (MD) No.14866 of 2023

Rev.Aplc (MD) No.84 of 2023 and CMP (MD) No.14866 of 2023

C. SARAVANAN, J.

It is informed by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that this case was listed today under the caption “For Being Mentioned”.

The learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that, instead of recording his appearance, it has been mentioned as ‘No representation for the Petitioners’ in the first paragraph of the Order dated 12.12.2025 in Review Application (MD).No.84 of 2023, and therefore prayed to include his name.

Considering the above submission, as the decision of this Court is

not going to be altered and no harm would be caused by including the name of the counsel for the Petitioners, the Registry is directed to incorporate the name of the learned counsel who appeared for the Petitioners in the Order dated 12.12.2025 in Review Application (MD).No.84 of 2023, wherever necessary, and issue a fresh order copy to the parties concerned.

10.04.2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED : 12.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN

Review Application (MD)No.84 of 2023 in

C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023

1. S.P.S.Murugesan 2. Pushpavalli 3. S.P.S.Palanivel ... Petitioners Vs.

1. A.T.Chinnadurai 2. C.M.Murugesan 3. A.T.C.Subramani 4. C.Radhakrishnan 5. C.Manikandan 6. The District Collector, District Collector Office, Dindigul. 7. The Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Kodaikanal Dindigul District ... Respondents

For R1 to R5 : Mr.S.Rajasekar

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ORDER

No representation for the Petitioners and the Respondents 6 and 7.

There is no merit in this application for review of the order passed by

this Court rejecting C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023 filed by the petitioners, who appear to be the brothers and sister of the Late.Ganesan, who died along with his wife and minor child.

The challenge to the impleading of the private respondents herein, based on a reading of Section 15(1)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, is the subject matter of suit which can be decided by the Trial Court at the behest of the petitioners as plaintiff in O.S.No.8 of 2021.

All the differences that are available in law can be canvassed by the petitioners before the Trial Court.

In view thereof, this review application is liable to be dismissed, and accordingly, it is dismissed.

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The District Collector, District Collector Office, Dindigul.

The Tahsildar, Tahsildar Office, Kodaikanal, Dindigul District.

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C.SARAVANAN, J.

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Review Application (MD)No.84 of 2023 in C.R.P.(MD).No.1012 of 2023

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