IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 35577 of 2005(I) -------------------------- OS.342/1997 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.V.MITHRA DEVI @ MITHRA R.RAO, XL/4468, OPP:CARMEL BUILDINGS, BANERJI ROAD, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-18, NOW RESIDING AT SATHYASREE, T.C.16/408, EASWARAVILASOM ROAD, EDAPAZHINJI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN SMT.SHAHNA KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SOBHANA V.SHENOY, XL/4458, BANERJI ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 2. A.V.GOPALAKRISHNA SHENOY, DO.DO. 3. A.S.SASIDHARA SHENOY, XL/5540, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 4. A.S.NARAYANA SHENOY, DO.DO. 5. A.S.SURESH SHENOY, DO.DO. 6. A.S.GUNA SHENOY, XL/4467, DO.DO. 7. DR.REMA PAI, JAYA MANSION, DR. PAI'S ROAD, POOJAPPURA. 8. DR. RADHA SHENOY, XL/5540, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, NOW RESIDING AT C/O.GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, P.B.NO.1925, POSTAL CODE III, SEEB, SULTANATA OF OMAN. 9. JAYA PAI, JAYA MANSION, DR. PAI'S ROAD, POOJAPPURA, TRIVANDRUM. 10. SHANTA S.SHENOY, XL/5540, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 11. SUNIL G.SHENOY, XL/4467, BANERJI ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 12. ANIL G.SHENOY, XL/4467, BANERJI ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 13. AJITH G.SHENOY, DO.DO. 14. SREEDHAR G.SHENOY DO.DO. 15. A.S.SATHEESH ANAND SHENOY, XL/5540, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 16. A.S.SADASIV SHENOY, DO.DO. 17. SUDHEER N.SHENOY, XL/5540, T.D.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 18. RANJITH S. SHENOYU, XL/4468, BANERJI ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 19. LINK INDIA HOMES PVT. LTD., A.V.S.BUILDING, XL/5888, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 20. THE NEW GUNA SHENOY COMPANY, BROADWAY, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. 21. SASIDHARA SHENOY & BROTHER, C/O.SHENOYS, VISTHARAMA THEATRE, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER. 22. SHENOY GARMENTS, SHENOY CHAMBERS, SHANMUGHAM ROAD, KOCHI, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER. ADV. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN FOR R19 SRI.A.M.SHAFFIQUE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R15,16,18,20TO2 SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR " SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR FOR " R20 TO22 SRI.PRINCE VARGHESE. K. FOR R6 SRI.K.A.SHAJI MATHEW FOR R6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.35577/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF AFFIDAVIT DATED 13-12-1996 EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF AFFIDAVIT AND PETITION IN IA.5258/05 EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 9-12-2005 IN IA 5258/05. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.35577 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. This writ petition is filed challenging Ext.P3 order passed by the trial court in I.A.No.5258/2005 in O.S.No.342/1997. The order reads as follows:- “Heard both sides. Receive the document, subject to proof and admissibility. The evidentiary value of the document will be considered at the time of pronouncing of the judgment in the case.” The suit is one for partition. We are informed that the suit itself has been disposed of and the matter is now pending before this court in R.F.A.No.429/2006. We find that the learned single Judge has passed an order of reference dated 19-6-2000 pertaining to recording of evidence by the advocate commissioner and its influence. Since those are issues now to be agitated in the appeal, we do not think that the reference survives any more. Therefore, leaving open all these issues, the writ petition is closed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)No.35577 of 2005 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 8th October, 2009