AS/9/1953 of KRISHNA PILLAI GOPALA PILLAI Vs NARAYANA PILLAI GOPALA PILLAI on 12 July 1955

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C.~.No. 7~ of 1950 of' the ~ottnyam 01atr1ct Court.

A:Ju~~llant: Defendant.Krishna P1lle1Gopala Pillai residingin Lllkanai .Bhnvan Bungalow, known alaoIllipaaambil Hou••, Veloor. KaTa, Kottayp Pakuthy,"ctt1rTe1uk.By advocat• Sr1 C.K.$!.vasankar11;:autckar.2Lay:±±°:2son1cut, :-; :-ir~:1n:1r! ?11.:aiGc;pu :.a Pillai,.i.tmduvelil Veedu,ICoduppunna Kara, Kozh1mut,,¼:u P~k~,thy,Ambalapuzha i'&l.4..

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Sd.Jos(!ph Vithar&th1l, J'uclg••·8d.P.n.tbndnm1Menon, Judge.

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