IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32497 of 2008(R) -------------------------- CMA.24/2008 of ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, PARAVUR OS.321/2007 of MUNSIFF COURT, PARAVUR (IA 2215/07) .................... PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. P.R. GOPI, PANAKKAL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., 2. T.K. GOPI, THOZHUTHUNKAL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., 3. M.P. SUDHI, MUTHEDATHU HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY SRI.V.V.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DHARMARTHA DAYINI SABHA, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. T.V. SALIM, THARAYIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., 2. K.V. RAMAKRISHNAN, PRESIDENT, S.N.D.P. PARAVUR TALUK UNION, PARAVUR. 3. SATYAN NEDUKAPPILLY, VICE PRESIDENT, S.N.D.P. PARAVUR TALUK UNION, PARAVUR. 4. PROF. M.G. SASIDHARAN, SECRETARY, S.N.D.P. PARAVUR TALUK UNION, PARAVUR. 5. C.K. GANGADHARAN, CHAKKALAPARAMBIL, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. W.P.(C) No. 32497/2008 : 2: 6. K.P. SADANANDAN, KANNAMPARAMBIL, KARIMPADOM,CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 7. K.K. SATHEESAN, KUNNUKATTIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 8. K.P. UNNIKRISHNAN, KALISSERY HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 9. T.G. ANOOP, THENAYAT HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 10. SUJAY SATYAN, KALATHINGAL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 11. N. PRASAD, THATTARUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 12. V.S. UNNIKRISHNAN, VALLATHERIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 13. K.P. ANILKUMAR, KOVAT HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 14. SIVARAMAN, S/O. PADMANABHAN, KANNAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM. 15. SURESH BABU M.S., S/O. SUBRAMANIAN, MATTAIKKAL, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM. 16. K.P. PAVITHRAN, S/O. THAIKUTTY, KANNAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., 17. UDAYAN P.N., S/O. NARAYANAN, PULICKATHARA HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 18. GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O. KOCHUMADATHA, MAARAYIL HOUSE, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 19. GOPI, S/O. KANDU, MATTAIKKAL, MANAKKODAM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., W.P.(C) No. 32497/2008 : 3: 20. K.V. JINAPPAN, S/O. VASUDEVAN, KOLAMVEETTIL, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., 21. P.K. MURALI, S/O. KUTTAN, PANACKAL, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 22. V.V. PUSHKARAN, S/O. VELANDI, VATTAKANDATHIL, THEKKUMPURAM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., 23. RAGHAVAN, MURIYATHARA, VALIYAPALLOMTHURUTH, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. 24. K.P. SASINDRAN, S/O. PRABHAKARAN, KALLISSERY, KARIMPADOM, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ===================== W.P.(C) No. 32497 of 2008 ================ Dated this the 6th day of November, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioners who are the plaintiffs in O.S. No. 321 of 2007 on the file of the Munsiff's Court, North Paravur, challenge Ext.P1 order dated 30.10.2000 passed by the Additional District Court, North Paravur in C.M.A No. 24 of 2008. The prayer in the suit as amended is to declare that the general body meeting held on 22.05.2007 and the consequential election held to the Managing Committee of a charitable society by name Dharmartha Dayini Sabha ('DD Sabha' for short) at Karimpadom in Chennamangalam are invalid. As per I.A. No. 2215 of 2007 (Ext.P11 petition) the plaintiffs sought an interim injunction restraining the defendants 4 onwards from acting or purporting to act as the office bearers of the D.D Sabha and from implementing any of the decisions taken at the General Body Meetings held on 22.05.2007 and 29.08.2007. 2. As per the bylaws of the said society, the term of the Managing Committee is one year. Admittedly, the last election to the Managing Committee was held in the year 2000. I am W.P.(C) No. 32497/2008 : 2: not going into the merits of the rival contentions of the parties. The learned Additional District Judge sitting in appeal against Ext.P13 order passed by the District Court during vacation, has set aside Ext.P13 order as per which the impugned election held on 22.05.2007 was found to be bad. It is true that the vacation Judge was passing Ext.P13 order pursuant to a direction by this Court in Ext.P12 judgment dated 02.05.2008 directing the vacation court to pass orders after hearing both sides. But, Ext.P12 judgment cannot be taken as a direction to the vacation Judge to pass final orders since by virtue of Section 19 of the Kerala Civil Courts Act, the vacation Judge cannot pass any final orders. He can pass only intermediate orders and the final orders will have to be passed by the concerned Munsiff's Court after the reopening of courts at the end of the vacation. But a perusal of Ext.P13 order passed by the vacation Judge will go to show that he has virtually passed a final order even holding that the impugned election is bad. That is the main relief prayed for in the suit. So, the learned Additional District Judge sitting in appeal has set aside Ext.P13 order passed by the vacation Judge and has directed the trial W.P.(C) No. 32497/2008 : 3: court namely, Munsiff's Court, North Paravur to pass final orders on Ext.P11 application filed by the plaintiffs. Hence, I do not find any illegality in Ext.P1 order passed by the Additional District Judge sitting in appeal against Ext.P13 order. The learned Munsiff shall pass final orders on Ext.P11 petition namely I.A. No. 2215 of 2007. The learned Munsiff shall make an earnest endeavour to dispose of Ext.P11 petition expeditiously and at any rate within four months of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. Dated this the 6th day of November, 2008. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv W.P.(C) No. 32497/2008 : 4: W.P.(C) No. 32497/2008 : 5: