IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2009 / 25TH POUSHA 1930 Tr.Appeal(C).No. 15 of 2007() ----------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN Tr.PC.160/2007 Dated 19/07/2007 .................... APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS IN THE TRANSFER PETITION --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. FR.K.T.JAMES, AGED 62, S/O.FR. IPE THOMAS, RESIDING AT KADAMUNDARIL HOUSE, PULIKUTTISSERY P.O. AYMANAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. FR.KOSHY EZHARAPPARA, AGED 45, RESIDING AT EZHARAPPARA HOUSE, IRATTUNDA, MANARCAD P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. JACOB KURIAN, AGED 55, S/O.KURIAN, RESIDING AT KALLUMKATHARA HOUSE, AYMANAM P.O., AYMANAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.PHILIP RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS IN THE TRANSFER PETITION --------------------------------------------------- 1. FR.K.M.ZACHARIAH, AGED 45, S/O.MATHEW, RESIDING AT KOODATHINKAL HOUSE, PARIYARAM P.O., PUTHUPALLY VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM. 2. P.K.THOMAS, AGED 60, RESIDING AT PULIMOOTTIL HOUSE, VILLOONNI P.O. ARPOOKARA VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. P.K.MARKOSE, AGED 70, RESIDING AT PULIMOOTTIL HOUSE, VILLOONNI P.O., ARPOOKARA VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR FOR R1. THIS TRANSFER APPEAL(CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- T.A.C. No.15 of 2007 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 15th January, 2009. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. Appellants are the petitioners in T.R.(P) No.160/2007. They approached this court praying for a direction to transfer O.S.No.520/2006 pending before the Munsiff Court, Kottayam, to the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam. 2. The application is opposed by the respondents. However, having regard to the nature of the reliefs claimed in the suit, we are of the view that it is only appropriate that the case is also heard by the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam known as 'Church Court', though it is a contradiction in terms. Accordingly, we set aside the judgment under appeal and allow Tr.P.(C) No.160/07. O.S.520/2006 on the file of the Principal Munsiff Court, Kottayam shall be transferred to the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam. The First Additional District Court will try to streamline the work so that all the pending TAC NO.15/07 2 'Church cases' can be disposed of at the earliest. The Transfer Appeal is allowed as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ ---------------------------------------------- T.A.C. No.15 of 2007 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 15th January, 2009.