AS/391/1948 of POKKENCHERI GOPALAKRISHNA VAIDYAR Vs POKKANCHERI GOVINDAN VAIDYAR on 3 March 1958

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KRALA, ERNAKULAM

Third day of March,

1958.

Present

Kumara Pillaiara Pillaira Pillaia Pillaiillaillailaiaiia n d The Hon'ble Mr.Justice G.Kumara Pillaiara Pillaira Pillaia Pillaiillaillailaiaiifhe Hon'ble Mr.Justice C.A.Vaidialingam.

A.s.391 0 1948 (M)

O.S.8/1945 Subordinate Judge'sCourt,South Malabar,Kozhikode.-AupellantupellantpellantellantllantlantantnttPlaintiff.laintiff.aintiff.intiff.ntiff.tiff.iff.ff..PokkencheriGopalakrishna Vaidyar,residing in Kasba anddesom,Calicuttalk(Died)Addl.Apoellants:ddl.Apoellants:dl.Apoellants:l.Apoellants:.Apoellants:Apoellants:poellants:oellants:ants:ts:s::2.Sunanda,:wife of deceased appellant,residing at Ala Am.som desom.Ponnani taluk,South Malabar.3.Geethamani of do.do.(minor)aged 5.-4.Sobhana of do.do.(minor)aged 2Brought on record usthe legal representative of deceased--appellant -Vide order dt.91254 on C.M.P.9833/54.Minors 3 & 4 are represented by their mother and next friendthe 2nd appellant.By advocates M/s.K.Kuttikrishna Menon,CG.K. Viswanatha yyar andS.R.Subramania Iyer.Respondents:Defts.1 to 10,12 o 23,26,27,34.1.Pokkancheri Govindan Vaidyar,son of Chattunni Vaidyarfamily manager,(died).2.Hisson Atmaraman(mninoz) since declared major3. Narendran(minor)4.P.Sreedharanson of Chetunni Vaidyar5.P.Ramakrishnan6.Hisson Vikrama Singh(ainor)7.Jayethilaken(minor)by guardian 5th defendant.8. P.Bhaskaran son of Chettunni Vaidyar9.His son Gunavardhanan(minor 3 years)by guardian 8th deft.10.P.Chanthu son of Raman Vaidyar11.Mohan(minor)14 years12.Govindan son of Madhavan Vaidyar13.His brotherSarvothaman14.Ratnachandran(minor aged l6 years)since declared major15.Dass(minor)since declared major16.Chandukutty(minor)since declared major17.P.Gengadharan18.Hisson Jayasenan(minor)19.P.Purashotheman20.P.Balakrishnan21.Hisson Sreevalsan(minor)22.Madhavan(minor)23.0tukkathil Gopalan24.Kariyatti Chikkunni25.Pokkancheri Madhavi Am!la wife of 1st defendant.Respts.2 & 3 xk by guardian ls res9t.Respts.6 & 7 by guardian 5th respt.Hespt.11 by guardian 10th respondent.Respts.l4,15 and 16 by guardian 12th respondent.18th rest.by guardian 17th resyondent.Respts.1l & 22 by guardian the 20th respondent.26.Lalitha27.Leela28.Thripuramadavi.Respts.2 & 3 are recorded asthe L.Rs of deceased 1st respondent.Respts.26 to 28 were brought on record asthe L.Rs of deceased--1st respondent -Vile order dt.2255 on C.M.P.139/55.1st Respt by AdvocateSri I.N.Karunakaran10th Respt.by advocate Sri N.SurdaraIyer.24th respt.by advocate Sri V.P.Gopalan Nambiar.-This appeal having been heard on 3-31958,the Court on thesame day delivered the following -AupellantupellantpellantellantllantlantantnttPlaintiff.laintiff.aintiff.intiff.ntiff.tiff.iff.ff..

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Kumara Pillai & \!Gidiulin;:am, JJ.

A. s.Ii 0. aa1 of 1948. (10.

De11yaz:,,;1, bl va,ataJ1ot:am, J,

The short point for decision in this iippcal 1swhether the pl1nt1£s nd +o defendants 'l to 23 remembers• of the Pookanthcr1 taruad and as to whether theisplaintifJf ftil,e ant1tled to claiw a partition in tho. pr.opertiesom12a.;l:D y" t .hle said....t.arwao'.."'J. ,1c1_,_I}, :rnco.•'-IQ1 ·u1ordz..nn i:.,eJuu'ge Jwithout going into the other quc3tj_:;;,s) hr,sdisruisso~ the·..=· \'l,S.'suit on tho prcliminat"Y ground that tho plr1:lntifff ~not~-,s·- ~ -mGmbcr; of tha Pookaineri tarw d and as such the are not~--"'-entitled to clFtim partition in tho r,rr\perties owned by the.said tar-wad..l\mong !Pe docwncnts fi~.ed in these proceedings.there is some cvidenclt to support tho claim of the plaintifffthat they belong to the tarwad 0f dnfendr-;nts l to 23.The·--E13 and B76.

2. 'After the appeal was;;rg;;cd:l.ll pn:r-t) it is nowr~p'.!"n:1ontod befor·o us that all aries are agreed that forthe purposes of th#eo no1gs tho plaintiff$' will be'"'co.-:siderod t6 be)nember/ of thetar:Ja:..! :,~d · cntitlcd top::i,.tttion.The learned counsel aper!g for all parties

are al~o agreed, that the share of the{)laintifif ilill beone-te.ath in the s&id p:c·ciperties.In llicwof this agreement•a preliminary decree Viill be passed doclr:rine the rights otplr1int1f1./ to one-tenth shore ln the properties belonging t.othe tarwad.

3. The decree of the trial court·· is in consequence

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~~•nt aside amt the.stii-'l±id for,disposal of all.._a· p-~oints a-ris.ing-'' ' for d.ffl.__,. _, --& 'l.. -o.n- in.. tho o:.cise.The cost r,t all-- ;'-~,artie.s both here an_cltn._thti trial e:>Urt will come. out ofthe estat.e.!i:he oour.f t-ea pa1d on thememorandum 0£ appeal1n ·this court will ·alio-.:be refunded•.