IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2007 / 9TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 14640 of 2004(P) -------------------------- OS.438/2003 of PRL.MUNSIFF COURT, CHERTHALA PETITIONER: ------------ P.MUKUNDAN NAIR, S/O.PARAMESWARAN PILLAI KIZHAKKECHIRA HOUSE, MARUTHORVATTOM MURI, THANNEERMUKKOM NORTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAMESH SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENTS: ------------- A.VASUDEVAN NAIR, SUBHASH NIKETHAN HOUSE, CHERTHALA EAST MURI, KOKKOTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOBY CYRIAC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF PLAINT IN O.S.438/2003 ON THE FILE OF MUNSIFF'S COURT, CHERTHALA. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DTD.25.9.2003. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF WRITTEN STATEMENT DTD.20.11.2003. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF I.A.3925/2003 DTD.20.11.2003. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF RODER DTD.23.2.2004 PASSED IN I.A.3925/2003 IN O.S.438/2003. true copy P.A.TO JUDGE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,J ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.14640 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner/defendant impugns in this writ petition Ext.P5 order under which the learned Additional Munsiff dismissed the application for receiving the belated written statement on file. The issue is covered in favour of the petitioner by the judgment of the Supreme Court in Kailash v Nanhku (2005(2) KLT 623). Following the said decision, I set aside Ext.P5 and I direct the learned Magistrate to receive the written statement, already filed by the petitioner on file, and formulate issues on the basis of the contentions raised therein, and dispose of the suit, in accordance with law. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE css / W.P.(C)No. :2: W.P.(C)No. :3: