IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1930 Tr.P(C).No. 290 of 2008() ------------------------- OS.No.516/2008 OF MUNSIFF'S COURT,MUVATTUPUZHA .................... PETITIONER/4TH DEFENDANT: ---------------------------------------------- FR.JOY KADUKKAMMAKKAL, S/O.CHACKOCHAN, AGED 40 YEARS, VICAR, ST.JOHN'S ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH, VADAKARA, KOOTHATTUKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS/ PLAINTIFF & DEFENDANTS 1 TO 3 & 5: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. K.P.JOY, S/O.PAILY, AGED 50, KOCHUVENKULATHIL, THIRUMARADI P.O., THIRUMARADI VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK. 2. SUNNY JOHN, AGED 50 YEARS, NIRAPPUMYALIL, KOOTHATTUKULAM. 3. K.I.KURIAKOSE, S/O.ITHAK, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, KALAKKATTUMADATHIL, KIZHAKOMBU, PALAKUZHA, MUVATTUPUZHA. 4. P.J.JOSEPH, S/O.PHILIPOSE, AGED 79 YEARS, PAIMATTATHIL, VADAKARA, OLIYAPURAM P.O., KOOTHATTUKULAM. 5. THOMSON.C.VARGHESE, S/O.VARGHESE, AGED 60 YEARS, MADU CHEMBONTHAYIL, KOOTHATTUKULAM. ADV. SRI.SHAHUL HAMEED MOOPPAN- R1 SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) -R2-R3 SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI - R2-R3 SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ - R2-R3 THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Tr.P(C).No. 290 /2008 ORDER ON I.A. NO.2506 OF 2008 IN Tr.P.C. No.290 of 2008 DISMISSED 20/11/2008 SD/- K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE scm K.P. Balachandran, J. -------------------------- T.P.C.No.290 of 2008 -------------------------- ORDER High court has ordered the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam to be designated as Special Court to try the cases connected with the Malankara Church dispute as earlier as in 1976 and the said court continues as a special court for trial of Malankara Church dispute even at present. In the result, it is only appropriate that O.S. No.516 of 2008 filed before the Munsiff's Court, Muvattupuzha by the first respondent is transferred to the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam as requested in the transfer petition. The Munsiff's Court shall forthwith transfer the case to the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam so as to enable the case being taken up before the transferee court on 4/12/2008. The parties shall appear in the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam for the case on 4/12/2008 without further notice, as the parties have entered appearance here through lawyers and they take notice of the date of posting of the case before the First Additional District Court, Ernakulam. Issue urgent copy to the counsel for petitioner and first respondent. 20th November, 2008 (K.P.Balachandran, Judge) scm