Madras High Court
CS/263/2025 of V. Sarath kumar and 2 others Vs V. Aruna and 7 others on 28 September 2026
CS No. 263 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE K. GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI
CS No. 263 of 2025
CNR: {HCMA012121042025}
1. V. Sarath Kumar
S/o.Late.V.Ramachandran,
First Floor,, Block-B, Raghuvansh apartments Old.No.18, New No.1, TP Scheme Road, (Raja Street Extension)
R.A.Puram, Ch-28
2. V.Neeraja
W/o.Late.V.Vasanth Kumar
3. V.Aparna
D/o.Late.V.Vasanth Kumar,
W/o.V.Srinivasan,
plaintiffs 2 and 3 are residing at
Ground Floor, Block-B, Raghuvansh
apartments
Old .No.18, NewNo.1, TP Scheme Road,
(Raja Street Extension)
R.A.Puram, Ch-28
..Plaintiff(s)
Vs
1. V. Aruna
W/o.Late.V.Badrinarayana
2. V.Jeevan
S/o.Late.V.Badrinarayana
3. P.Avanthi
D/o.Late.V.Badrinarayana,
Def 1 to 3 are residing at
Block-A, First Floor,
Old .No.18, NewNo.1, TP Scheme Road,
(Raja Street Extension)
R.A.Puram, Ch-28
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4. V.Aravind
S/o.Late.V.Ranganayakulu Chetty,
Block-A, Second Floor,
Old .No.18, NewNo.1, TP Scheme Road,
(Raja Street Extension)
R.A.Puram, Ch-28
5. V.Govardhan
S/o.Late.V.Ranganayakulu Chetty,
Block-A, Third Floor,
Old .No.18, NewNo.1, TP Scheme Road,
(Raja Street Extension)
R.A.Puram, Ch-28
6. V.Sumitra
W/o.Late.V.Mohan
7. V.Rajesh
S/o.Late.V.Mohan
6 and 7 are residing at
Block-A, Ground Floor,
Old .No.18, NewNo.1, TP Scheme Road,
(Raja Street Extension)
R.A.Puram, Ch-28
8. B.P.Nagalakshmi
D/o.Late.T.Nirupama,
W/o.B.Pandurangan,
No.19/20, 2nd Main Road, 3rd Annex, Pukhraj Nagar, Madhavaram, Chennai-600060
..Defendant(s)
Prayer: Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule 1 of CPC read with Order IV
Rule 1 of Original Side Rules, praying i) pass a preliminary decree for partition and divide the suit property into two equal shares and allocate 50% to the plaintiffs and allocate another 50% to the defendants jointly by metes and bounds in respect of suit schedule property and ii) for permanent injunction
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restraining the defendants their men, agents servants and subordinates from in any manner alienating or encumbering the plaintiffs 50% share in the suit property in favour of third parties by way of sale, mortgage, pledge, pawn or otherwise iii) for the cost of the suit For Plaintiff(s):
Mr. S.L. Sundarsanam
For Defendant(s):
Mr. S.L.Rajesh
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JUDGMENT
This Civil Suit has been filed seeking a preliminary decree for partition and divide the suit property into two equal shares by metes and bounds, allotting 50% share to the plaintiffs and the remaining 50% share jointly to the defendants, in respect of the suit schedule property, and for a permanent injunction restraining the defendants, their men, agents, servants and subordinates from, in any manner, alienating or encumbering the plaintiffs’ 50% share in the suit property in favour of any third party by way of sale, mortgage, pledge, pawn or otherwise, and for costs of the suit.
2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for both sides submitted that the matter had already been referred to the learned Mediator pursuant to the order of this Court dated 14.07.2026 and that the matter had been amicably settled before the learned Mediator at the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court of Madras. The Mediation and
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Conciliation Centre has now forwarded a report along with enclosing a Settlement Agreement dated 21.09.2026 entered into between the parties.
3. The terms of the said Settlement Agreement are affirmed by the learned counsel appearing for both sides. The plaintiffs and the defendants are present before this Court and have admitted their respective signatures and the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
4. In view of the above, the Civil Suit is decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected applications are closed. The Settlement Agreement dated 21.09.2026 shall form part of the decree. The Registry may refund the Court Fee to the plaintiffs in accordance with the rules, upon proper acknowledgment and undertaking. 28-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No av
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