IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2009 / 25TH ASHADHA 1931 SA.No. 20 of 1996(B) ---------------------------- AS.31/1987 of SUB COURT,KOTTARAKKARA OS.256/1984 of MUNSIFF COURT, KOTTARAKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS 2, 4 & 5 IN AS: DEFENDANT NO.2 AND LEGAL HEIRS OF DEFENDANT NO.3: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. KUNJURAMAN PILLAI, CHERUKARA KIZHIAKKUMKARA PUTHEN VEEDU ANAPPRA, KADAKKAL MURI, KADAKKAL VILLAGE. 2. SREEDEVI, D/O.KRISHNADASAN NAIR, KRISHNAVILASATHU VEEDU, IRAKKUZHY, CHITHARA MURI, CHITHARA VILLAGE. 3. SREEKANTAN NAIR, S/O.KRISHNA DASAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILASATHU VEEDU, IRAKKUZHY, CHITHARA MURI, CHITHARA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI RESPONDENT(S): APPELLANTS 1 TO 8 IN AS & PLAINTIFFS 1 TO 8: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BHAVANI AMMA LAKSHMI AMMA, CHARUVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, IRAKKUZHY MURI, CHITHARA VILLAGE. 2. K.. RAGHAVAN PILLAI, KRISHNA VILASATHU VEEDU, IRAKKUZHY MURI, CHITHARA VILLAGE. 3. KESAVA PILLAI KRISHNA PILLAI, MANNARATHU THADATHRIKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU VINOBANIKETHAN P.O., ARYANADU VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK. S.A.NO.20/1996 -2- 4. KESAVA PILLAI VASUDEVAN PILLAI, MANNARATHU THADATHRIKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU VINOBANIKETHAN P.O., ARYANADU VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK. 5. KESAVA PILLAI RAVINDRAN NAIR, ARUVIKKARA KONATHU VADAKKEKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, VINOBANIKETHAN P.O., ARYANADU VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK. 6. KESAVA PILLAI RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, MANNARATHU VEEDU, VINOBANIKETHAN P.O., ARYANADU VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK. 7. BHAVANI AMMA VASUMATHI AMMA, KRISHNA VILASATHU VEEDU, PARAMUKKU, MEENAKKAL P.O., ARYANADU VILLAGE. 8. BHAVANI AMMA VISALAKSHI AMMA, MANNARATHU VEEDU, PARAMUKKU, MEENANKAL P.O., ARYANADU VILLAGE. ADDL. 9. PARAMESWARAN PILLAI MOHANAN THAMPI, BABU MANDIRAM, CHADAYAMANGALAM MURI, CHADAYAMANGALAM VILLAGE, KOTTARAKARA. ADDL.10. VALSALA AMMA, D/O.MAHESWARI AMMA, DO. DO. (ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 9 & 10 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 11.4.1996 ON CMP NO.583/96) ADDL.11. GANGADHARAN NAIR, RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT, REGHU VILASATHU VEEDU, THAZHATHU KULAKKADA MURI, KULAKKADA VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. (ADDITIONAL R11 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 9.11.2000 ON CMP NO.599/96). R2 TO R8 BY ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ SRI.ELVIN PETER.P.J. SRI.C.V.VASUDEVAN R9 & R10 BY ADV.SRI.VASUDEVAN. THIS SECOND APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------------------ S.A.No.20 of 1996-E ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 16th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T Learned counsel for the appellants submits that all the respondents have died and that the appeal can be dismissed as abated. In view of the above submission, the Second Appeal is dismissed as abated. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. MS