Parammal alias Kalavathi Vs Meenal (Died) Ramachandran (Died) 1. Indirani — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Parammal alias Kalavathi Vs Meenal (Died) Ramachandran (Died) 1. Indirani — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Delay of 347 days condoned; abatement caused by the death of the 7th respondent (Sundararajan) set aside; respondents 21 to 26 brought on record as legal representatives of the deceased 7th respondent; Registry directed to amend the cause title; paper publication permitted in a Tamil daily circulated in Ramanathapuram district for unserved contesting respondents 1 to 3, 6, 17 to 20, ahead of the hearing on 02.04.2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the delay of 347 days in filing the application to set aside the abatement caused by the death of the 7th respondent (Sundararajan) in SA(MD) No.452 of 2022 should be condoned, the abatement set aside, and respondents 21 to 26 brought on record and ranked as the legal representatives of the deceased 7th respondent.

Court's answer

The petitions are allowed: the 347-day delay is condoned, the abatement caused by the death of the 7th respondent is set aside, and the legal representatives of the deceased 7th respondent are impleaded as respondents 21 to 26.

Ratio / Principle

The Registry is directed to carry out the necessary amendment in the cause title to reflect the impleaded respondents.

Key takeaways

As contesting respondents 1 to 3, 6, 17 to 20 remain unserved in the second appeal, learned counsel for the appellant is permitted to effect paper publication in any one issue of a Tamil daily having circulation in Ramanathapuram district, for the hearing scheduled on 02.04.2026.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench (P.B. Balaji, J.), allowed CMP(MD) Nos.986 to 988 of 2026 in SA(MD) No.452 of 2022: the 347-day delay in filing the application to set aside the abatement caused by the death of the 7th respondent, Sundararajan, was condoned; the abatement was set aside; and respondents 21 to 26 (S.Dhanaletchumi, S.Tamilarasi, S.Suganthi, S.Jagadeesan, S.Susila, S.Shanthi Thabithal) were brought on record as the legal representatives of the deceased 7th respondent. Counsel for the proposed respondents 21 to 26 (except respondent No.24, upon whom notice had been served) raised no serious objection. The Registry was directed to amend the cause title, and, since contesting respondents 1 to 3, 6, 17 to 20 remained unserved, counsel for the appellant was permitted paper publication in a Tamil daily circulating in Ramanathapuram district for the hearing fixed on 02.04.2026. No statute or precedent was cited in the order.

CMP(MD). No.986 of 2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

Dated : 09/03/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI

CMP(MD). Nos.986 to 988 of 2026 in SA(MD).No.452 of 2022

Parammal Alias Kalavathi ... Petitioner Vs

1. Meenal (Died) Ramachandran (,Died) 1. Indirani 2. Nagarajan 3. Ravi (Respondents 1 to 3 are Represented by Their Agent K. 4. Selvarani, 5. Jaya Keerthi, 6. Selva Priya, 7. Sundararajan (Died), Pooranam (Died). 8. Peter, 9. Selwin, 10. John, 11. Alwin, 12. Sulochana, 13. Prema, 14. Latha, 15. Ponni, 16. Puppy, 17. Sekar, 18. Manohar, 1/4

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Sundar, 20. Selvi, 21. S.Dhanaletchumi, 22. S.Tamilarasi, 23. S.Suganthi, 24. S.Jagadeesan, 25. S.Susila, 26. S.Shanthi Thabithal ... Respondents

PRAYER :-

To Condone the delay of 347 days for filing the set aside the abatement petition caused due to the death of 7^th Respondent namely Sundararajan in SA(MD). No.452/2022 and to set aside the abatement caused due to the death of the 7^th respondent and to bring on record the respondents 21 to 26 as legal representatives of the deceased 7^th respondent viz., Sundararajan and rank them as respondents 21 to 26 in the SA(MD)Sr.No.452 of 2022.

For Petitioner : Ramalingam K.C,

ORDER

These petitions have been filed to condone the delay of 347 days

in filing the application to set aside the abatement caused due to the death of the 7^th respondent, to set aside the abatement caused due to the death of the 7^th respondent, and to implead the legal representatives of the deceased 7^th respondent as respondents 21 to 26 in the above Second Appeal.

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Mr. S. Ramesh, learned counsel appearing for the proposed respondents 21 to 26, except respondent No.24, has no serious objection for the applications being ordered. Notice to the 24^th respondent has already been served and his name is also printed in the cause list.

Hence, these petitions are allowed.

Registry is directed to carry out the necessary amendment in the

cause title.

09.03.2026

TRP

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The respondents 1 to 3, 6, 17 to 20, who are the contesting respondents and remain unserved in the second appeal, the learned counsel for the appellant is permitted to effect paper publication in anyone issue of Tamil daily having circulation in Ramanathapuram district for the hearing 02.04.2026

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