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Case Details High Court of India · 26 Mar 2025
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High Court of India
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26 Mar 2025
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ANITA SUMANTH J.ANDC.KUMARAPPAN
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1,113 words

WA No. 849 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 26-03-2025CORAMTHE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTHANDTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPANWA No. 849 of 2025AND CMP NO. 7197 OF 20251. B. NeelambalW/o. late. Balasundaram, College Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.Appellant(s)Vs1. The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub RegistrarJoint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.1 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 20255.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.11.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee 2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.Respondent(s)CMP No. 7197 of 20251. B. NeelambalW/o. late. Balasundaram, College Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.Appellant(s)Vs1. The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub RegistrarJoint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.5.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.11.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.Respondent(s)WA No. 849 of 2025PRAYERTo set aside the order dt. 01.10.2024 in WP No.28646 of 2024 and allow this 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025WACMP No. 7197 of 2025PRAYERTo stay staying all further proceedings in pursuant to the order passed in Writ Petition in WP No.28646 of 2024 dt. 01.10.2024WA No. 849 of 2025For Appellant(s):Ms.L.Meenakshi For Mr.M.DineshFor Respondent(s):Mr. U.Baranidharan, Sgp For R1 To R4. R5 To R7 - No Appearance. M/s.A.Bharathi For Rr9 To R11.JUDGMENT(Judgment of the Court was delivered by Anita Sumanth J.)This Writ Appeal is filed by the Writ Petitioner, the mother of 4 daughters and 4 sons, the legal heirs of one Balasundaram, who passed away in 2005. The legal heirs of the deceased Balasundaram had been parties to O.S.No.775 of 1993 which was a partition suit, decreed on 08.06.1995. 2. In representation dated 13.04.2023, the appellant had made a reference to documents that had been executed subsequent to the decree passed on 08.06.1995 by a person allegedly impersonating her demised husband. According to the appellant, it is her sons who have engaged in the said fradulent activities. 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 20253. By virtue of the fradulent documents and certain other documents her sons have put forth claims, the appellant had been constrained to approach this Court by way of W.P.No.28504 of 2023, seeking a disposal of her representation dated 13.04.2023 and that Writ Petition had come to be closed on 03.10.2023 directing the respondents to dispose the representation and pass orders on merits. 4. It is hence that order dated 25.04.2024 had come to be passed, adverse to the appellant, challenging which, W.P.No.28646 of 2024 had been filed. Vide order dated 01.10.2024, the Writ Court has dismissed the Writ Petition, being of the view that the adjudication of the matter entailed marshalling and appreciation of facts is not appropriate in a Writ Petition. Liberty was given to the appellant to work out her remedies before the Civil Court. 5. Aggrieved, the present appeal has been filed and the appellant would also rely, inter alia on an order passed by the Madurai Bench of this Court dated 24.09.2024 passed in W.P.(MD) No.22600 of 2024 to the effect that the jurisdiction of a Writ Court is not barred or excluded in cases of fraud having been played by the parties. 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 20256. Having heard both learned counsel, we are of the considered view that no intervention is required in order dated 01.10.2024 for the specific reason that civil proceedings are already pending qua the parties in A.S.No.19 of 2019 before the I Additional Sub-Court, Tindivanan challenging the judgment and decree passed in O.S.No.168 of 2011, wherein the challenge was to the alleged fradulently executed documents. 7. We are, hence, of the view that the interests of the appellant would be sufficiently addressed by permitting her to obtain necessary relief in the pending Appeal Suit or in the alternative, approach the Civil Court for remedy, should that become necessary. 8. This Writ Appeal is hence dismissed reiterating the liberty as above. No costs. Connected Miscellaneous Petition is also dismissed.(ANITA SUMANTH J.)(C.KUMARAPPAN J.)26-03-2025slIndex:NoSpeaking orderInternet:YesNeutral Citation:Yes7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025WA No. 849 of 2025To1.The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub RegistrarJoint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.5.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.11.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.CMP No. 7197 of 2025To1.The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub Registrar9 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Joint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.5.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 202511.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025ANITA SUMANTH J.ANDC.KUMARAPPAN J.slWA No. 849 of 2025AND CMP NO. 7197 OF 202526-03-202512

WA No. 849 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 26-03-2025CORAMTHE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTHANDTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPANWA No. 849 of 2025AND CMP NO. 7197 OF 20251. B. NeelambalW/o. late. Balasundaram, College Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.Appellant(s)Vs1. The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub RegistrarJoint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.1 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 20255.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.11.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee 2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.Respondent(s)CMP No. 7197 of 20251. B. NeelambalW/o. late. Balasundaram, College Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.Appellant(s)Vs1. The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub RegistrarJoint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.5.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.11.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.Respondent(s)WA No. 849 of 2025PRAYERTo set aside the order dt. 01.10.2024 in WP No.28646 of 2024 and allow this 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025WACMP No. 7197 of 2025PRAYERTo stay staying all further proceedings in pursuant to the order passed in Writ Petition in WP No.28646 of 2024 dt. 01.10.2024WA No. 849 of 2025For Appellant(s):Ms.L.Meenakshi For Mr.M.DineshFor Respondent(s):Mr. U.Baranidharan, Sgp For R1 To R4. R5 To R7 - No Appearance. M/s.A.Bharathi For Rr9 To R11.JUDGMENT(Judgment of the Court was delivered by Anita Sumanth J.)This Writ Appeal is filed by the Writ Petitioner, the mother of 4 daughters and 4 sons, the legal heirs of one Balasundaram, who passed away in 2005. The legal heirs of the deceased Balasundaram had been parties to O.S.No.775 of 1993 which was a partition suit, decreed on 08.06.1995. 2. In representation dated 13.04.2023, the appellant had made a reference to documents that had been executed subsequent to the decree passed on 08.06.1995 by a person allegedly impersonating her demised husband. According to the appellant, it is her sons who have engaged in the said fradulent activities. 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 20253. By virtue of the fradulent documents and certain other documents her sons have put forth claims, the appellant had been constrained to approach this Court by way of W.P.No.28504 of 2023, seeking a disposal of her representation dated 13.04.2023 and that Writ Petition had come to be closed on 03.10.2023 directing the respondents to dispose the representation and pass orders on merits. 4. It is hence that order dated 25.04.2024 had come to be passed, adverse to the appellant, challenging which, W.P.No.28646 of 2024 had been filed. Vide order dated 01.10.2024, the Writ Court has dismissed the Writ Petition, being of the view that the adjudication of the matter entailed marshalling and appreciation of facts is not appropriate in a Writ Petition. Liberty was given to the appellant to work out her remedies before the Civil Court. 5. Aggrieved, the present appeal has been filed and the appellant would also rely, inter alia on an order passed by the Madurai Bench of this Court dated 24.09.2024 passed in W.P.(MD) No.22600 of 2024 to the effect that the jurisdiction of a Writ Court is not barred or excluded in cases of fraud having been played by the parties. 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 20256. Having heard both learned counsel, we are of the considered view that no intervention is required in order dated 01.10.2024 for the specific reason that civil proceedings are already pending qua the parties in A.S.No.19 of 2019 before the I Additional Sub-Court, Tindivanan challenging the judgment and decree passed in O.S.No.168 of 2011, wherein the challenge was to the alleged fradulently executed documents. 7. We are, hence, of the view that the interests of the appellant would be sufficiently addressed by permitting her to obtain necessary relief in the pending Appeal Suit or in the alternative, approach the Civil Court for remedy, should that become necessary. 8. This Writ Appeal is hence dismissed reiterating the liberty as above. No costs. Connected Miscellaneous Petition is also dismissed.(ANITA SUMANTH J.)(C.KUMARAPPAN J.)26-03-2025slIndex:NoSpeaking orderInternet:YesNeutral Citation:Yes7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025WA No. 849 of 2025To1.The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub RegistrarJoint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.5.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, 8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.11.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.CMP No. 7197 of 2025To1.The Inspector General of RegistrationChennai.2.The District RegistrarTindivanam District Registration Office, Tindivanam.3.The Sub RegistrarAvarapakkam Sub Registrar Office, Villupuram Dt.4.The Sub Registrar9 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025Joint II Sub Registrar Office, Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.5.B. PurushothamanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.6.B. ElumalaiS/o. Late. Balasundaram, marakanathar Street, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.7.B. NatarajanS/o. Late. Balasundaram, National Highway Road, Salavathy Village, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dt.8.S. GayathriW/o. Sundharsanan, 118/33, Mariyamman Kovil St, Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.9.R. GangaW/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupruam 604 001.10.K.C.R. Rabindranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (nearby K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram 604 001.10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 202511.K.C.R. Devendranath TagoreS/o. Rajabather, No.88, E. Gingee Road, (near by K.C.R. Thirumana Mahal) Tindivanam, Villupuram Dt.11 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No. 849 of 2025ANITA SUMANTH J.ANDC.KUMARAPPAN J.slWA No. 849 of 2025AND CMP NO. 7197 OF 202526-03-202512

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