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Rickabchand Jain v. M.Gopi

Madras HC8 Jul 2026CRP/3680/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Article 227 Civil Revision Petition for early disposal / expedition of trial; direction to District Munsif Court, Ponneri to dispose of O.S.No.21 of 2019 (bare injunction suit) within eight months; delay alleged by filing repeated applications; issues framed in 2021, suit ripe for trial; notice to respondent dispensed with; no costs; CMP.No.11180 of 2026 ordered; Madras High Court, Justice Abdul Quddhose; D.L.Rickabchand Jain v. M.Gopi; time-frame disposal directive.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the District Munsif Court, Ponneri to dispose of O.S.No.21 of 2019 within eight months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; notice to the respondent dispensed with; no costs; CMP.No.11180 of 2026 ordered. ¶23

Rickabchand Jain Vs M.Gopi — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether this Court should direct the learned District Munsif Court at Ponneri to dispose of suit O.S.No.21 of 2019 expeditiously within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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Court's answer

Since the suit is of the year 2019 and is ripe for trial (issues having been framed in 2021), a direction had to be issued by this Court to the trial Court to dispose of the suit within a time frame fixed by this Court, and no prejudice would be caused to any party by such a direction.

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Ratio / Principle

The Civil Revision Petition is disposed of by directing the District Munsif Court, Ponneri, to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.21 of 2019 within a period of eight months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Key takeaways

Since no adverse orders are passed against the respondent, notice to the respondent in this CRP is dispensed with; no costs are awarded; and CMP.No.11180 of 2026 is ordered.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Abdul Quddhose, J.), CRP No. 3680 of 2026, decided 08-07-2026: A Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by D.L.Rickabchand Jain (defendant in O.S.No.21 of 2019, a bare-injunction suit before the District Munsif Court, Ponneri) sought early disposal of the suit, the petitioner alleging that the respondent/plaintiff was dragging on the proceedings by filing application after application. Noting that issues had been framed by the trial Court in 2021 and the 2019 suit was ripe for trial, and that no prejudice would be caused, the Court disposed of the CRP by directing the District Munsif Court, Ponneri to dispose of O.S.No.21 of 2019 within eight months from receipt of a copy of the order. As no adverse orders were passed against the respondent, notice to the respondent was dispensed with; no costs were awarded; and CMP.No.11180 of 2026 was ordered.

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CRP No. 3680 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 08-07-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE CRP No. 3680 of 2026

D.L.Rickabchand Jain

..Petitioner(s)

M.Gopi

..Respondent(s)

This Civil Revision Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to direct the learned District Munsif Court at Ponneri to dispose of the above suit in O.S.No.21 of 2019 expeditiously within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.N.Varadha Rajan

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For Respondent(s):

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ORDER

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This Civil Revision Petition (CRP) has been filed seeking for a limited relief. The petitioner seeks for early disposal of the suit in O.S.No.21 of 2019 pending on the file of District Munsif Court, Ponneri.

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In the suit, the petitioner herein is the defendant, and the respondent

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herein is the plaintiff. The suit has been filed for bare injunction against the defendant. According to the petitioner/defendant, the respondent/plaintiff is

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dragging on the proceedings by filing application after application in the suit delaying disposal of the suit.

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As seen from the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of this CRP, issues have already framed by the trial Court in the year 2021 itself. Since the suit is of the year 2019 and the suit is ripe for trial, a direction will have to be issued by this Court to the trial Court to dispose of the suit within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. No prejudice will be caused to any of the parties if such a direction is issued by this Court.

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Accordingly, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of by directing the District Munsif Court, Ponneri, to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.21 of 2019 within a period of eight months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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Since no adverse orders are passed against the respondent, notice to the respondent in this CRP is dispensed with. No Costs. CMP.No.11180 of 2026 is ordered.

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Neutral Citation: Yes/No RKM

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CRP No. 3680 of 2026

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To District Munsif Court, Ponneri.