IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 29TH MAGHA 1930 AFA.No. 43 of 1998() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN AS.47/1990 Dated 12/02/1998 .................... APPELLANT(S): APPELLANTS ------------------------ 1. SREEDHARAN NAMBOODIRI,S/O.MADHAVI ANTHERJANAM,VENGERI ILLOM,GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. DIED MEMO RECORDED. (DIED. MEMO RECORDED) 2. SUBHADRA,W/O.SREEDHARAN NAMBOODIRI, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 3. SREEDHARAN,S/O.SUBHADRA,VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 4. JAYA ALIAS MADHAVAI,D/O.SUBHADRA, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 5. SANKARAN,S/O.SUBHADRA, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 6. KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, S/O.MADHAVI ANTHERJANAM, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 7. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI, S/O.MADHAVI ANTHERJANAM, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. ......2 -: 2 :- 8. RAMAN, S/O.MADHAVI ANTHERJANAM, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 9. REMA,D/O.MADHAVI ANTHERJANAM, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 10. KESAVAN,S/O.MADHAVI ANTHERJANAM, VENGERI ILLOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.KRISHNANKUTTY ACHAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SRI.T.KRISHNAN UNNI, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------- 1. SAVITHRI ANTHERJANAM, W/O.KESAVAN NAMBOODIRI,VENGERI ILLOM, THIRUVENKITAM DESOM,IRINGAPRAM AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 2. KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, S/O.SAVITHRI ANTHERJANAM,VENGERI ILLOM, THIRUVENKITAM DESOM,IRINGAPRAM AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 3. UMADEVI ANTHERJANAM, W/O.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI,VENGERI ILLOM , THIRUVENKITAM DESOM,IRINGAPRAM AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 4. KESAVAN (MINOR), S/O.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI REPRESENTED BY GUARDIAN 2ND APPELLANT, VENGERI ILLOM, THIRUVENKITAM DESOM, IRINGAPRAM AMSOM,CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 5. PADMANABHAN (MINMOR), S/O.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI,REPRESENTED BY GUARDIAN 2ND APPELLANT,VENGERI ILLOM, THIRUVENKITAM DESOM,IRINGAPRAM AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 6. LEELAKUMARI,W/O.PADMANABHAN, REPRESENTED BY GUARDIAN 5TH APPELLANT, VENGERI ILLOM,THIRUVENKITAM DESOM, IRINGAPRAM AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. -: 3 ;- 7. KRISHNAN (MINOR),S/O.LEELAKUMARI, VENGERI ILLOM,THIRUVENKITAM DESOM, IRINGAPRAM AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 8. SAVITHRI ANTHERJANAM, W/O NARAYANAN NAMBODOIRI, VENGERI ILLOM,GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 9. CHANDRAVATHY (MINOR) D/O.SAVITHRI ANTHERJANAM, REPRESENTED BY GUARDIAN 12TH RESPONDENT, VENGERI ILLOM,GURUVAYOOR AMSOM AND DESOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. 10. KESAVAN,S/O.NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI, THEKKESAMOOHAM, GURUVAYOOR. 11. ANANDAVALLY, W/O.KESAVAN, THEKKESAMOOHAM, GURUVAYOOR. 12. VASUDEVAN,BROTHER OF KESAVAN, SREEMAN NARAYANEEYA VIHAR,NANDIPULAM, CHENGALLOOR. 13. SAVIOTHRI,W/O.VASUDEVAN, SREEMAN NARAYANEEYA VIHAR, NANDIPULAM, CHENGALLOOR. 14. UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI,BROTHER OF VASUDEVAN, KRISHNA KRIPA, VENGANALLOOR, CHELAKKARA. 15. SUBHADRA,W/O.UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, KRISHNA KRIPA,VENGANALLOOR, CHELAKKARA. (RESPONDENT 15 PASSED AWAY) 16. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI, S/O KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI,NJAREKKATTIL HOUSE, P.O.MUKKAM, CALICUT DISTRICT. 17. ADMINISTRATOR, GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYOOR. 18. KUTTAN @ NARAYANAN NAMBNOODIRI (MINOR) S/O.VENGERI ILLATHU UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, REPRESENTED BY GUARDIAN - VENGERI ILLATHU UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI,CHELAKKARA, VENGANELLUR VILLAGE,TALAPPILLY TALUK. ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R8-14,16&18 SRI.SREELAL N.WARRIER FOR SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN FOR SRI.K.RADHAKRISHNAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI.D.KRISHNA PRASAD FOR SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC, GDB SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SR. ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R7 SRI.P.GOPAL FOR R3 TO R7 SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN, SC, GDB FOR R17 SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR,SC,GURUVAYUR D BOARD FOR R17 SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON FOR R8 TO 14,16&18 SRI.JIBU P THOMAS FOR R8 TO 14,16&18 SRI.P.S.APPU FOR R8 TO 14,16&18 R15 PASSED AWAY. R18 RECORDED AS THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF R15. THIS APPEAL FROM FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/02/2009, ALONG WITH AFA NO. 55 OF 1998 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP NO.5315/98 IN AFA NO.43 OF 1998: DISMISSED 18/2/2009. SD/- R. BASANT, JUDGE. SD/- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. //TRUE COPY// R. BASANT & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ------------------------------------------------- A.F.A. Nos.43 & 55 of 1998 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT Basant,J. These appeals are preferred against the judgment dated 12/2/1998 of a single Bench of this Court in A.S.No.47/90. These matters have been brought up by the appellants concerned to report to this Court the fact that all outstanding disputes between the parties have been settled and they have entered into a compromise. Joint applications for compromise are filed and it is requested that the same may be accepted. All the contestants, except respondent No.21 before the first appellate court i.e., defendant No.23 – the Administrator, Guruvayoor Devaswom, Guruvayoor, have signed the joint compromise petitions. The contestants submit that no relief is required against defendant No.23 and defendant No.23 need not be bound by this decree for partition. Though notice is A.F.A. Nos.43 & 55 of 1998 -: 2 :- given to defendant No.23, there is no appearance for defendant No.23. We are, in these circumstances, satisfied that the joint compromise petitions can be accepted and the appeals disposed of in terms of such compromise petitions. 2. In the result, these appeals are allowed. The appeals are allowed in terms of the compromise petitions. The compromise petitions are accepted and shall be appended to the decree. R. BASANT (Judge) C.T. RAVIKUMAR (Judge) Nan/