IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 30TH MAGHA 1930 AS.No. 14 of 1999(C) -------------------- OS.279/1993 of PRL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANTS/PLAINTIFFS 1 & 4: -------------- 1. RAMAN NAIR, S/O. PADMANABHA PILLAI, RESIDING AT PADMAPRIYA, NEYYATTINKARA VILLAGE, DO TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THULASIDAS, S/O. INNELI AMMA, RESIDING AT 'SREE NILAYAM', IN ESWARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, PONNANI TALUK, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. MR. K.RAMACHANDRAN MR. K.P.BALASUBRAMANYAN MR. M.P.ASHOK KUMAR RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS: --------------- 1. NAIR SERVICE SOCIETY REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICER, GENERAL SECRETARY, N.S.S. HEAD QUARTERS, PERUNNAI, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM. 2. PRESIDENT, NAIR SERVICE SOCIETY NOW PANAMPILLY RAGHAVA MENON, ADVOCATE, IRINJALAKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE NAIR SERVICE SOCIETY, NOW P.K. NARAYANA PANICKER, N.S.S. HEAD QUARTERS, PERUNNAI, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM. 4. N. BHASKARAN NAIR, VICE-PRESIDENT, NAIR SERVICE SOCIETY, ADVOCATE, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (...2/-) A.S.14/99 (2) 5. N. GOPINATHAN NAIR, TREASURER OF NAIR SERVICE SOCIETY, 'GOKULAM', KADAKKAD, PANTHALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 6. E. KARUNAKARA NAMBIAR, RESIDING AT 'EDAVILLAM', BALAL, MALOTH VIA, PARAPPA, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 7. K.P. KARUNAKARA MENON, RESIDING AT 'PRIYA', ADVOCATE, MAIN ROAD, OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 8. R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, 'RAGHUMANDIRAM' PANDANAD, CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 9. R. RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, LAKSHMIVILASATH PUTHENVEEDU, CHADAYAMANGALAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 10. S.N. NAIR, RESIDING AT KAMALA COTTAGE, ADVOCATE, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM. 11. E. RAJAN, HILL VIEW, P.O. CHITTILENJERI, ALATHOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 12. A.P. MOHANDAS, RESIDING AT 'AATHIRA', DEVINAGAR COLONY, BELATHIKULAM, KOZHIKODE. 13. R. GOPALAN NAIR, MELKOTHOOR VEEDU, VENKODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 14. S. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, THEKKEINIYIL, MUKUNDAPURAM P.O., CHAVARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 15. M. SASIKUMAR, KOTTINATTU BUNGLOW, KANNAMPILLY BHAGOM, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 16. E. RAMACHANDRA PILLAI, 'JAYASANKARA', KOLLAM. 17. K. NARAYANA PANICKER, MANNAMBIL VEEDU, CHEMBU P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 18. P.N. NARENDRANATHAN NAIR, PANCHAVADI, VATTIPRAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 19. G. THYAGARAJAN NAIR, REVIMANDIRAM, ATTUVATHALA, NEDUMUDI P.O., KUTTANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (...3/-) A.S.14/99 (3) 20. P. KUNJIRAMAN PILLAI, THULASIBHAVAN, KARIPRA, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 21. V. RADHAKRISHNA PRASAD, VRINDAVANAM, VILAKUMADOM, MALLIKASSERY P.O., PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 22. K. NARAYANAN NAMBIAR, ADVOCATE, SREEVILAS, THALIPARAMBU, KANNUR DISTRICT. 23. K.N. RAGHAVAN NAIR, KALAYIL VEEDU, MALLAPPILLY, PATHANAMTHITTA. 24. P.J. BHASKARAN NAIR, NADARAJAVILASAM, THEERTHAPATHAPURAM P.O., VAZHOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 25. P.N. RAJENDRA PRASAD, PARAVELI, VRINDAVAN LANE, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 26. P. DAMODARAN NAIR, MITHRAPURATH PERUMBALLIL PODIYADI P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 27. B. NARAYANAN NAIR, R.B. SADANAM, OORUTTUKALA, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 28. K.G. SREEDHARA PANICKER, 'SREEVILASAM', RAJAKUMARI SOUTH P.O., VIA SANTHANPARA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 29. ELECTION COMMISSION, NAIR SERVICE SOCIETY NOW P.G. PARAMESWARA PANICKER, ADVOCATE, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN. ADV.MR.S.V.BALAKRISHNA IYER,SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R.5,6,11,13,15,16 MR. P.B.KRISHNAN FOR R.5,6,11,13,15,16 MR. S.VINOD BHAT FOR R.1,2,3,5 MR. P.GOPAL FOR R.1,2,3,5 THIS APPEAL SUITS HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ------------------------------------------------- A.S.No.14 OF 1999 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T First appellant has filed I.A. 592 of 1999 to withdraw the appeal and today it is allowed by separate order. Learned counsel appearing for second appellant submitted that a notice was sent to the second appellant to verify whether he is interested in prosecuting the appeal, as in the affidavit filed by the first appellant in I.A. 592 of 1999 it is stated that he is not interested in prosecuting the appeal and the notice was returned with the endorsement 'left India' and no other instructions were given. It is also submitted that many of the respondents died and no steps taken to implead their legal heirs. In such circumstances appeal is dismissed for default as against the second appellant. M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE okb