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CRP No. 3386 of 20169. UMAMAGESHWARIW/o Sivakumar10. POONGODIW/o Sridhar11. MONISHAD/o Sridhar12.K.Hemalatha12th Petitioner For Herself And Representing 1 to 11 as their General Power of Attorney... Petitioner(s)Vs.1. Latchumana GoundarS/o Late Periyamuniyappan Gounder,2.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Periyamuniyappan Gounder,3.CHINNARAJIS/o Late Ramasamy4.Vathalan@muniyappanS/o Pattappan5.CHINNAMMALD/o [email protected]/o Ramasamy7.CHALAPATHYS/o Chinnapaiyan2/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 20168.RAJIS/o Late Kunjappa Gounder9.RAMASAMYS/o Perumal10.PERIYATHAMBIS/o Late Perumal11.NIRMALAD/o Dhamotharannaidu12.MANIS/o Late Chinnapaiyan13.SUBRAMANIS/o Chinnapaiyan14.RANID/o Latchumana Gounder15.RAMARS/o Late Latchumana Gounder16.CHINNAPAIYANS/o Late Perumal17.MURUGANS/o Raji @latchumanan18.KRISHNANS/o Ragavan19.LATCHUMANANS/o Ragavan3/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201620.SANTHIW/o Latchumanan21.MADHUS/o Late Perumal22.GANAPATHIS/o Late Perumal23.GOVINDAMMALW/o Late Perumal24.CHELLANDIS/o Late Perumal25.MADHAPPANS/o Late Perumal26.KANNANS/o Muthu Gounder27.SAMUKANS/o Late Muthu Gounder28.SEMMANNANS/o Vamalai29.CHITTIBOYS/o Ellappan Gounder30.GANTHAMMALW/o Semmannan31.MANIS/o Late Chinnapaiyan4/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201632.SUBRAMANIS/o Late Chinnapaiyan33.DURAISAMYS/o Late Chellandi34.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Chellandi35.CHINNAPAIYANS/o Late Perumal36.DHARMARANAS/o Late Chellandi37.SAMUKANS/o Late Chellandi38.THIRUPATHIS/o Muniyappa Gounder39.RAMASAMYS/o Late Ramasamy40.RAMASAMYS/o Rani Gounder41.Soundar RajanS/o Late Chellandi42.PERUMALS/o Sellappan43.MADHUS/o Late Chinnaraj5/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201644.THIRUPATHIS/o Late Chinnaraj45.CHINNAPAIYANS/o Late Thammappan46.MUNIRAJIS/o Late Venkatraman47.SELVAMS/o Late Venkatraman48.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Chellandi49.DURAISAMYS/o Late Chellandi50.RASAPPANS/o Late Muniyappan,51.AMMASIW/o Maickam52.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Periyamuniyappan53.LATCHUMANANS/o Late Periyamuniyappan54.KUPPUD/o Late Chinnamuniyappan55.MUNIYAMMAD/o Late Chinnmuniyappan6/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201656.PERUMALS/o Late Thandavan57.RAMASAMYS/o Late Raji58.ELLAPPANS/o Late Thandavan59.PERUMALS/o Late Ramasamy60.CHINNARAJS/o Late Ramasamy61.JOTHID/o Late Thanappan62.PERUMALS/o Late Kuppan63.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Muniyappan64.MUNIRAJS/o Late [email protected]/o Late Chinnu @ Venkatraman66.MUNIRAJS/o Late [email protected]/o Late Chinnu@venkatraman7/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201668.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Chellappan69.DURAISAMYS/o Late Muniyappan70.RAJAPPANS/o Late Muniyappan71.MADHUS/o Late Chinnaraj72.POONGAVANAMS/o Periyathambi73.CHINNATHAMBIS/o Late Perumal74.RAMASAMYS/o Late Perumal75.GANAPATHIS/o Late Perumal76.MANIS/o Kolandhai Gounder77.SUBRAMANIS/o Ramasamy78.SAGADEVANS/o Chenniyappan79.ELLAMMALW/o Thandavan8/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201680.RAMASAMYS/o Raji81.RAJAS/o Duraisamy82.P.RamasamyS/o Perumal83.R.MuruganS/o Rajappan84.M.P.KarthickS/o Manickam85.LATCHUMANANS/o Late Thandavan86.KAVERIW/o Latchumanan87.T.GovindarajiS/o Thirupathi88.V.JayanthiD/o G.Velu89.A.Suriya@PerumalS/o Ellappan90.G.SivalingamS/o Govindan @ Kariyan91.S.PonrajS/o T.Sekar9/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 201692.RAGAVANS/o Late Perumal93.ARJUNANS/o Late Munisamy94.NAGARAJS/o Late Minisamy95.Raja@RagavanS/o Late Munisamy96.Chinnapaiyan@RagavanS/o Late Munisamy97.KAVITHAW/o Muniyappan98.ELLAMMALW/o Muthan99.KRISHNANS/o Late Chinnappan100.CHINNTHAIW/o Late Perumal101.LATCHUMANANS/o Mathyana Gounder102.SEVAATHALW/o Durairaji103.PERUMALS/olate Sellappa Gounder10/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016104.CHINNATHAIW/o Late Perumal105.MUTHUS/o Sippoy Ramasamy106.LATCHUMIW/o Ramasamy107.RAMASAMYS/o Ramasamy108.RADHAW/o Latchumanan109.Pandiyan@LatchumananS/o Late Latchumana Gounder110.KRISHNANS/o Late Chinnapaiyan111.LATCHUMANANS/o Late Mathyana Gounder112.CHINNAPAIYANS/o Seekkalappan113.CHINNAPERUMALS/o Late Puttan114.RAMASAMYS/o Late Puttan115.RAJIS/o Late Puttan11/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016116.PERUMALS/o Late Naduperumal117.SUBRAMANIS/o Late Krishnan118.SAMANS/o Late Periyaperumal119.Soundar RajanS/o Late Chellandi120.RAJIS/o Late Kuchiyappa Gounder121.KRISHNANS/o Late Ramasamy122.MUNIYAPPANS/o Late Ramasamy123.PERUMALS/o Late Ramasamy124.ELLAMMALW/o Late Ramasamy125.SUBRAMANIS/o Late [email protected]/o Muniyappan R1 To 126 Are Res At Balakuri Village, Bellarampalli Post, Krishnagiri Tk And Dist12/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016127.JAYANTHIW/o Thanraj128.MANOJKUMARS/o Thanraj129.PERIYADHARSHINID/o Thanraj130.D.UsharaniD/o Anandhakrishnan 131.RAMESHS/o Anandhakrishnan132.REKHAD/o Suresh133.GIRIJAD/o Suresh134.SATHISHS/o Suresh135.JEEVAJOTHID/o Govindarajulu136.KALAD/o Govindarajulu 137.MALLIKAS/o Gnanasekaran138.DINESHS/o Gnanasekaran13/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016139.KIRUBAKARANS/o Gnanasekaran140.RADHAW/o Late Baskaran141.KALAIMATHID/o Late Baskaran142.ARIVALAGANS/o Lae Baskaran143.SANGEETHAD/o Late Varatharaj144.KAVITHAD/o Late Varatharaj145.UMAW/o Balaji146.PORUSHOTHAMANS/o Balaji147.GEETHAD/o Balaji148.The District Collector Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District.149.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District.14/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016150.The Tahsildar, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District.... RespondentsPRAYER: This Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to set aside the rejection of plaint and dismissal of their Un Numbered OS SR No. 174 of 2015 on the file of learned District Munsif, Krishnagiri, dated 23.02.2016 and direct the learned District Munsif to number the suit.For Petitioners: No appearanceFor Respondents: Not ready in noticeO R D E RThe plaintiffs are the civil revision petitioners. They presented O.S.SR.No.174 of 2015 on the file of the District Munsif at Krishnagiri. They sought for the following relief:“1/ jhth brhj;Jf;fspy; thjpfspd; ghj;jpaj;ij tpsk;g[if bra;Jk;;2/ 1 Kjy; 126 gpujpthjpfs; jhth brhj;jpd; RthjPdj;ij thjpfsplk; xg;gilf;f ntz;Lk; vd;W cj;jut[ gpwg;gpj;Jk;. 1 Kjy; 126 gpujpthjpfs; RthjPdk; xg;gilf;f jtWk;gl;rj;jpy; fdk; 15/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016ePjpkd;wj;jpd; K:yk; jhth brhj;Jf;fspd; RthjPdj;ij thjpfs; trk; xg;gilf;f mDkjp mspj;Jk;;3/ 148 Kjy; 150 gpujpthjpfs; jhth brhj;Jf;fis bghWj;J tUtha; gjpntLfspy; bgau; khw;wk; bra;aTlhJ vd epue;ju cWj;Jf;fl;lis gpwg;gpj;Jk;;4/ jhth bryt[ bjhifia 1 Kjy; 126 gpujpthjpfs; brYj;j ntz;Lk; vd;Wk;/”2.Even before the suit was numbered, the learned District Munsif has rejected the suit on the ground that the Court fee that has been paid in the suit is improper. In addition, the learned District Munsif also held that the plaintiffs have not prayed for relief against each defendants separately, and paid separate Court fee for each. Challenging the same, this revision.3.When the matter was called, the learned counsel for the petitioners was absent.16/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 20164.The respondents though served have not entered appearance.5.Under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a plaint cannot be rejected straight away for non-payment of Court fees. The provision demands that the Court should first come to a conclusion that the suit has been undervalued, and opportunity must be granted to the plaintiff to make good the difference, and even then, if the plaintiff does not pay the permitted Court fee, the plaint can be rejected.6.Furthermore, this Court in Selvaraj Vs. Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant India Limited in C.R.P.(MD).No.915 etc., batch of 2020 dated 16.07.2021, has held that it is not the duty of the Court to don the duties and roles of the defendants and raise the defences which should appropriately be raised by the parties. The Court should not play the role of any party, either plaintiff or defendant, but only acts as an impartial adjudicatory authority. Court fee is an issue which has to be raised by the defendants in the written statement or they file an application under Section 12(3) of the Tamil Nadu Court Fee and 17/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016Suits Valuation Act, 1965 and raise that issue. Let not the Court take out the role of defendants and enter the game of litigation between the plaintiffs and defendants.7.In the light of the above discussion, this Civil Revision Petition is allowed. The order passed by the learned District Munsif at Krishnagiri, in O.S.SR.No.174 of 2015 on 23.02.2016 is set aside. The learned District Munsif at Krishnagiri shall number the plaint, if the suit is otherwise in order. For the mere fact that the revision is allowed does not mean that the defendants are barred from raising any plea relating to Court fee. No costs.03.06.2025 krkIndex: Yes / NoInternet: Yes / NoNeutral Citation: Yes / NoNOTE: Original plaint shall be returned to the learned counsel for the petitioners after obtaining usual endorsement.18/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016ToThe District Munsif,District Munsif Court,Krishnagiri.19/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No. 3386 of 2016V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.krkC.R.P.No.3386 of 201603.06.202520/20